1 files changed, 8 insertions, 10 deletions

diff --git a/policy-endpoints/src/main/java/org/onap/policy/common/endpoints/event/comm/bus/NoopTopicEndpoint.java b/policy-endpoints/src/main/java/org/onap/policy/common/endpoints/event/comm/bus/NoopTopicEndpoint.java
index 73c61651..73ff6ed6 100644
--- a/policy-endpoints/src/main/java/org/onap/policy/common/endpoints/event/comm/bus/NoopTopicEndpoint.java
+++ b/policy-endpoints/src/main/java/org/onap/policy/common/endpoints/event/comm/bus/NoopTopicEndpoint.java
@@ -2,8 +2,9 @@
  * ============LICENSE_START=======================================================
  * ONAP
  * ================================================================================
- * Copyright (C) 2019 AT&T Intellectual Property. All rights reserved.
+ * Copyright (C) 2019-2020 AT&T Intellectual Property. All rights reserved.
  * Modifications Copyright (C) 2019 Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
+ * Modifications Copyright (C) 2020 Bell Canada. All rights reserved.
  * ================================================================================
  * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
  * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
@@ -41,7 +42,7 @@ public abstract class NoopTopicEndpoint extends TopicBase {
     /**
      * Constructs the object.
      */
-    public NoopTopicEndpoint(List<String> servers, String topic) {
+    protected NoopTopicEndpoint(List<String> servers, String topic) {
         super(servers, topic);
     }
 
@@ -94,16 +95,13 @@ public abstract class NoopTopicEndpoint extends TopicBase {
         logger.info("{}: starting", this);
 
         synchronized (this) {
+            if (!this.alive) {
+                if (locked) {
+                    throw new IllegalStateException(this + " is locked.");
+                }
 
-            if (this.alive) {
-                return true;
+                this.alive = true;
             }
-
-            if (locked) {
-                throw new IllegalStateException(this + " is locked.");
-            }
-
-            this.alive = true;
         }
 
         return true;