1 files changed, 1 insertions, 1 deletions

diff --git a/policy-management/src/main/java/org/onap/policy/drools/server/restful/RestManager.java b/policy-management/src/main/java/org/onap/policy/drools/server/restful/RestManager.java
index c6d5e02d..db280a1f 100644
--- a/policy-management/src/main/java/org/onap/policy/drools/server/restful/RestManager.java
+++ b/policy-management/src/main/java/org/onap/policy/drools/server/restful/RestManager.java
@@ -704,7 +704,7 @@ public class RestManager {
                     required = true) ControllerConfiguration controllerConfiguration) {
 
         if (controllerName == null || controllerName.isEmpty() || controllerConfiguration == null
-                || controllerConfiguration.getName().intern() != controllerName) {
+                || !controllerName.equals(controllerConfiguration.getName())) {
             return Response.status(Response.Status.BAD_REQUEST)
                     .entity("A valid or matching controller names must be provided").build();
         }