diff --git a/src/Umbraco.Core/Services/MediaService.cs b/src/Umbraco.Core/Services/MediaService.cs
index f2c5526e8d..f978006c15 100644
--- a/src/Umbraco.Core/Services/MediaService.cs
+++ b/src/Umbraco.Core/Services/MediaService.cs
@@ -413,7 +413,7 @@ namespace Umbraco.Core.Services
             {
                 var query = Query<IMedia>.Builder;
                 //if the id is -1, then just get all
-                if (id > 0)
+                if (id != -1)
                 {
                     query.Where(x => x.ParentId == id);
                 }
@@ -443,7 +443,7 @@ namespace Umbraco.Core.Services
 
                 var query = Query<IMedia>.Builder;
                 //if the id is -1, then just get all
-                if (id > 0)
+                if (id != -1)
                 {
                     query.Where(x => x.Path.SqlContains(string.Format(",{0},", id), TextColumnType.NVarchar));
                 }