1 files changed, 2 insertions, 2 deletions
diff --git a/catalog-model/src/main/java/org/openecomp/sdc/be/model/tosca/validators/DataTypeValidatorConverter.java b/catalog-model/src/main/java/org/openecomp/sdc/be/model/tosca/validators/DataTypeValidatorConverter.java
index fb4e12c6a4..0a537a5445 100644
--- a/catalog-model/src/main/java/org/openecomp/sdc/be/model/tosca/validators/DataTypeValidatorConverter.java
+++ b/catalog-model/src/main/java/org/openecomp/sdc/be/model/tosca/validators/DataTypeValidatorConverter.java
@@ -212,9 +212,9 @@ public class DataTypeValidatorConverter {
         if (value == null || value.isEmpty()) {
             return trueEmptyResult;
         }
-        JsonElement jsonElement = null;
+        final JsonElement jsonElement;
         try {
-            jsonElement = jsonParser.parse(value);
+            jsonElement = JsonParser.parseString(value);
         } catch (JsonSyntaxException e) {
             return falseResult;
         }