1 files changed, 2 insertions, 2 deletions
diff --git a/base/java-tools/src/com/netscape/cmstools/DRMTool.java b/base/java-tools/src/com/netscape/cmstools/DRMTool.java
index c6b2c575f..f67d735e6 100644
--- a/base/java-tools/src/com/netscape/cmstools/DRMTool.java
+++ b/base/java-tools/src/com/netscape/cmstools/DRMTool.java
@@ -1445,8 +1445,8 @@ public class DRMTool {
      */
     private static PublicKey getPublicKey() {
         BufferedReader inputCert = null;
-        String encodedBASE64CertChunk = new String();
-        String encodedBASE64Cert = new String();
+        String encodedBASE64CertChunk = "";
+        String encodedBASE64Cert = "";
         byte decodedBASE64Cert[] = null;
         X509CertImpl cert = null;
         PublicKey key = null;