diff --git a/mwclient/client.py b/mwclient/client.py
index f5482b79231e16e566b73fe2984b421d30de46b4..6c4680a8dec67187e2ed8b36b90206d1e8539dd7 100644
--- a/mwclient/client.py
+++ b/mwclient/client.py
@@ -1160,7 +1160,7 @@ class Site(object):
         """
 
         kwargs = {}
-        if title is None:
+        if title is not None:
             kwargs['title'] = title
         if generatexml:
             kwargs['generatexml'] = '1'