diff --git a/sau/freebsd.py b/sau/freebsd.py
index cc597ef..11530cc 100644
--- a/sau/freebsd.py
+++ b/sau/freebsd.py
@@ -112,11 +112,11 @@ def pkg_upgrade():
         pkg['upgrade_level'] = sau.helpers.version_diff(pkg['version_new'], pkg['version_old'])
         log.info('pkg upgrade available {}'.format(pkg))
         sens = conf.getint('packages', pkg['pkg'], fallback=default_version_sens)
-        if sens >= pkg['upgrade_level']:
-            log.debug('configured level {} >= pkg level {}'.format(sens, pkg['upgrade_level']))
+        if sens <= pkg['upgrade_level']:
+            log.debug('configured level {} <= pkg level {}'.format(sens, pkg['upgrade_level']))
             pkg['upgrade'] = True
         else:
-            log.debug('configured level {} < pkg level {}'.format(sens, pkg['upgrade_level']))
+            log.debug('configured level {} > pkg level {}'.format(sens, pkg['upgrade_level']))
             pkg['upgrade'] = False
 
     for pkg in [x for x in upgrades if not x['upgrade']]:
diff --git a/sau/gentoo.py b/sau/gentoo.py
index 22913d2..4c1f08f 100644
--- a/sau/gentoo.py
+++ b/sau/gentoo.py
@@ -136,10 +136,10 @@ def pkg_upgrade():
 
         sens = conf.getint('packages', name, fallback=default_version_sens)
         common = sau.helpers.version_diff(new, old)
-        if sens >= common:
-            log.info('{} -- {} -> {} configured level {} >= pkg level {}'.format(name, old, new, sens, common))
+        if sens <= common:
+            log.info('{} -- {} -> {} configured level {} <= pkg level {}'.format(name, old, new, sens, common))
         else:
-            log.warning('{} -- {} -> {} configured level {} < pkg level {}'.format(name, old, new, sens, common))
+            log.warning('{} -- {} -> {} configured level {} > pkg level {}'.format(name, old, new, sens, common))
             do_rebuild = False
 
     if not do_rebuild: