diff --git a/commons/solr/managed/src/main/java/org/apache/stanbol/commons/solr/managed/IndexMetadata.java b/commons/solr/managed/src/main/java/org/apache/stanbol/commons/solr/managed/IndexMetadata.java
index 443fca8d1..7b2a17854 100644
--- a/commons/solr/managed/src/main/java/org/apache/stanbol/commons/solr/managed/IndexMetadata.java
+++ b/commons/solr/managed/src/main/java/org/apache/stanbol/commons/solr/managed/IndexMetadata.java
@@ -161,7 +161,7 @@ public void setIndexArchives(List<String> archives){
         StringBuilder value = new StringBuilder();
         boolean first = true;
         for(String archive:archives){
-            if(archive != null && archive != null){
+            if(archive != null){
                 if(!first){
                     value.append(',');
                 } else {