diff --git a/vscode-extensions/commons/commons-util/src/main/java/org/springframework/ide/vscode/commons/util/IntegerRange.java b/vscode-extensions/commons/commons-util/src/main/java/org/springframework/ide/vscode/commons/util/IntegerRange.java
index a12f19318..02a227c0d 100644
--- a/vscode-extensions/commons/commons-util/src/main/java/org/springframework/ide/vscode/commons/util/IntegerRange.java
+++ b/vscode-extensions/commons/commons-util/src/main/java/org/springframework/ide/vscode/commons/util/IntegerRange.java
@@ -27,11 +27,11 @@ public class IntegerRange {
 	}
 
 	public boolean isTooLarge(int x) {
-		return upperBound==null || x > upperBound;
+		return upperBound!=null && x > upperBound;
 	}
 
 	public boolean isTooSmall(int x) {
-		return lowerBound==null || x < lowerBound;
+		return lowerBound!=null && x < lowerBound;
 	}
 
 	private IntegerRange(Integer lowerBound, Integer upperBound) {