diff --git a/src/engine/Actions/Action/ScaleTo.ts b/src/engine/Actions/Action/ScaleTo.ts
index 6835fbd2..17c63a5c 100644
--- a/src/engine/Actions/Action/ScaleTo.ts
+++ b/src/engine/Actions/Action/ScaleTo.ts
@@ -61,7 +61,7 @@ export class ScaleTo implements Action {
   public isComplete(): boolean {
     return (
       this._stopped ||
-      (Math.abs(this._tx.scale.y - this._startX) >= (this._distanceX - 0.01) &&
+      (Math.abs(this._tx.scale.x - this._startX) >= (this._distanceX - 0.01) &&
         Math.abs(this._tx.scale.y - this._startY) >= (this._distanceY - 0.01))
     );
   }
diff --git a/src/spec/ActionSpec.ts b/src/spec/ActionSpec.ts
index ab5e8738..96ccbf1d 100644
--- a/src/spec/ActionSpec.ts
+++ b/src/spec/ActionSpec.ts
@@ -1051,6 +1051,19 @@ describe('Action', () => {
       expect(actor.scale.x).toBe(1.5);
       expect(actor.scale.y).toBe(1.5);
     });
+
+    it('completes when scaling on the x-axis', () => {
+      expect(actor.scale.x).toBe(1);
+
+      const scaleTo = new ex.ScaleTo(actor, 2, 1, 1, 1);
+      actor.actions.runAction(scaleTo);
+      expect(scaleTo.isComplete()).toBeFalse();
+
+      scene.update(engine, 1000);
+      expect(actor.scale.x).toBe(2);
+      expect(actor.scale.y).toBe(1);
+      expect(scaleTo.isComplete()).toBeTrue();
+    });
   });
 
   describe('scaleBy', () => {