1 files changed, 2 insertions, 1 deletions
diff --git a/base/tps/src/org/dogtagpki/server/tps/rest/ConnectorService.java b/base/tps/src/org/dogtagpki/server/tps/rest/ConnectorService.java
index d81b508f2..9e558c7d3 100644
--- a/base/tps/src/org/dogtagpki/server/tps/rest/ConnectorService.java
+++ b/base/tps/src/org/dogtagpki/server/tps/rest/ConnectorService.java
@@ -32,6 +32,7 @@ import javax.ws.rs.core.Request;
 import javax.ws.rs.core.Response;
 import javax.ws.rs.core.UriInfo;
 
+import org.apache.commons.lang.StringUtils;
 import org.dogtagpki.server.tps.TPSSubsystem;
 import org.dogtagpki.server.tps.config.ConnectorDatabase;
 import org.dogtagpki.server.tps.config.ConnectorRecord;
@@ -184,7 +185,7 @@ public class ConnectorService extends PKIService implements ConnectorResource {
             String status = connectorData.getStatus();
             Principal principal = servletRequest.getUserPrincipal();
 
-            if (status == null || database.requiresApproval() && !database.canApprove(principal)) {
+            if (StringUtils.isEmpty(status) || database.requiresApproval() && !database.canApprove(principal)) {
                 // if status is unspecified or user doesn't have rights to approve, the entry is disabled
                 connectorData.setStatus(Constants.CFG_DISABLED);
             }