diff --git a/persistence-service-v1/persistence-service-server-v1/src/main/java/com/iqser/red/service/peristence/v1/server/service/TenantManagementService.java b/persistence-service-v1/persistence-service-server-v1/src/main/java/com/iqser/red/service/peristence/v1/server/service/TenantManagementService.java
index 24b063e65..552aa1dfa 100644
--- a/persistence-service-v1/persistence-service-server-v1/src/main/java/com/iqser/red/service/peristence/v1/server/service/TenantManagementService.java
+++ b/persistence-service-v1/persistence-service-server-v1/src/main/java/com/iqser/red/service/peristence/v1/server/service/TenantManagementService.java
@@ -138,7 +138,7 @@ public class TenantManagementService {
 //        // same as above but with a URL object
         try {
             String startExpr = "jdbc:postgresql://";
-            if (!jdbcUrl.startsWith("")) {
+            if (!jdbcUrl.startsWith(startExpr)) {
                 throw new IllegalArgumentException("Your jdbcUrl is not URL conform.");
             }