diff --git a/manimlib/mobject/svg/svg_mobject.py b/manimlib/mobject/svg/svg_mobject.py
index 6ca56596..d140dd19 100644
--- a/manimlib/mobject/svg/svg_mobject.py
+++ b/manimlib/mobject/svg/svg_mobject.py
@@ -320,8 +320,9 @@ class VMobjectFromSVGPath(VMobject):
                 self.set_points(self.get_points_without_null_curves())
             # So triangulation doesn't get messed up
             self.subdivide_intersections()
-            # Always default to orienting outward
-            if self.get_unit_normal()[2] < 0:
+            # Always default to orienting outward, account
+            # for the fact that this will get flipped in SVG.__init__
+            if self.get_unit_normal()[2] > 0:
                 self.reverse_points()
             # Save for future use
             PATH_TO_POINTS[path_string] = self.get_points().copy()