diff --git a/src/main/java/org/openrewrite/java/spring/security6/UpdateRequestCache.java b/src/main/java/org/openrewrite/java/spring/security6/UpdateRequestCache.java
index 1f324038d..09f04fac6 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/openrewrite/java/spring/security6/UpdateRequestCache.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/openrewrite/java/spring/security6/UpdateRequestCache.java
@@ -143,7 +143,7 @@ private static boolean isContinueParameterStatement(Statement statement) {
 
             if (CONTINUE_PARAMETER_MATCHER.matches(m)) {
                 if (m.getArguments().get(0) instanceof J.Literal) {
-                    return ((J.Literal) m.getArguments().get(0)).getValue().equals("continue");
+                    return "continue".equals(((J.Literal) m.getArguments().get(0)).getValue());
                 }
             }
         }