1 files changed, 7 insertions, 10 deletions
diff --git a/policy-endpoints/src/main/java/org/onap/policy/common/endpoints/event/comm/bus/internal/InlineBusTopicSink.java b/policy-endpoints/src/main/java/org/onap/policy/common/endpoints/event/comm/bus/internal/InlineBusTopicSink.java
index e94bdffa..16669904 100644
--- a/policy-endpoints/src/main/java/org/onap/policy/common/endpoints/event/comm/bus/internal/InlineBusTopicSink.java
+++ b/policy-endpoints/src/main/java/org/onap/policy/common/endpoints/event/comm/bus/internal/InlineBusTopicSink.java
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
  * ============LICENSE_START=======================================================
  * policy-endpoints
  * ================================================================================
- * Copyright (C) 2017-2019 AT&T Intellectual Property. All rights reserved.
+ * Copyright (C) 2017-2020 AT&T Intellectual Property. All rights reserved.
  * Modifications Copyright (C) 2018-2019 Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
 * ================================================================================
  * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
@@ -84,17 +84,14 @@ public abstract class InlineBusTopicSink extends BusTopicBase implements BusTopi
         logger.info("{}: starting", this);
 
         synchronized (this) {
+            if (!this.alive) {
+                if (locked) {
+                    throw new IllegalStateException(this + " is locked.");
+                }
 
-            if (this.alive) {
-                return true;
-            }
-
-            if (locked) {
-                throw new IllegalStateException(this + " is locked.");
+                this.init();
+                this.alive = true;
             }
-
-            this.init();
-            this.alive = true;
         }
 
         return true;