diff --git a/plugins/woocommerce-admin/client/homescreen/mobile-app-modal/components/useJetpackPluginState.tsx b/plugins/woocommerce-admin/client/homescreen/mobile-app-modal/components/useJetpackPluginState.tsx
index f8d1308f2ca..68d89e5b383 100644
--- a/plugins/woocommerce-admin/client/homescreen/mobile-app-modal/components/useJetpackPluginState.tsx
+++ b/plugins/woocommerce-admin/client/homescreen/mobile-app-modal/components/useJetpackPluginState.tsx
@@ -89,8 +89,7 @@ export const useJetpackPluginState = () => {
 						);
 					} else if (
 						jetpackConnectionData &&
-						jetpackConnectionData?.currentUser?.username !==
-							jetpackConnectionData?.connectionOwner
+						! jetpackConnectionData?.currentUser?.isMaster
 					) {
 						setPluginState(
 							JetpackPluginStates.NOT_OWNER_OF_CONNECTION
diff --git a/plugins/woocommerce/changelog/fix-mobile-app-connection-owner-bug b/plugins/woocommerce/changelog/fix-mobile-app-connection-owner-bug
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..b3f987f0f3e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/plugins/woocommerce/changelog/fix-mobile-app-connection-owner-bug
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+Significance: minor
+Type: fix
+
+fixed bug where jetpack connection owner field was assumed to be username when its actually display name
diff --git a/plugins/woocommerce/src/Admin/Features/OnboardingTasks/Tasks/GetMobileApp.php b/plugins/woocommerce/src/Admin/Features/OnboardingTasks/Tasks/GetMobileApp.php
index 8e0c9548327..e03b880ba5b 100644
--- a/plugins/woocommerce/src/Admin/Features/OnboardingTasks/Tasks/GetMobileApp.php
+++ b/plugins/woocommerce/src/Admin/Features/OnboardingTasks/Tasks/GetMobileApp.php
@@ -90,7 +90,7 @@ class GetMobileApp extends Task {
 	private static function is_current_user_connected() {
 		if ( class_exists( '\Automattic\Jetpack\Connection\Manager' ) && method_exists( '\Automattic\Jetpack\Connection\Manager', 'is_user_connected' ) ) {
 			$connection = new Manager();
-			return $connection->is_user_connected();
+			return $connection->is_connection_owner();
 		}
 		return false;
 	}