1 files changed, 1 insertions, 2 deletions
diff --git a/base/common/src/com/netscape/cmscore/base/SimpleProperties.java b/base/common/src/com/netscape/cmscore/base/SimpleProperties.java
index f8a5cf4d0..fb399e0c6 100644
--- a/base/common/src/com/netscape/cmscore/base/SimpleProperties.java
+++ b/base/common/src/com/netscape/cmscore/base/SimpleProperties.java
@@ -348,9 +348,8 @@ public class SimpleProperties extends Hashtable<String, String> {
      */
     public String getProperty(String key) {
         String oval = super.get(key);
-        String sval = (oval instanceof String) ? oval : null;
 
-        return ((sval == null) && (defaults != null)) ? defaults.getProperty(key) : sval;
+        return ((oval == null) && (defaults != null)) ? defaults.getProperty(key) : oval;
     }
 
     /**