diff --git a/src/test/java/gov/usgs/earthquake/nshmp/model/NshmTests.java b/src/test/java/gov/usgs/earthquake/nshmp/model/NshmTests.java
index 9f375760f4d66d7e98e41889ebd4b669ddb26061..e174fc117b0a679d69ab1421002fa1f51990e4f0 100644
--- a/src/test/java/gov/usgs/earthquake/nshmp/model/NshmTests.java
+++ b/src/test/java/gov/usgs/earthquake/nshmp/model/NshmTests.java
@@ -161,6 +161,6 @@ class NshmTests {
 
   private NshmpSite getSite() {
     var testSite = System.getProperty("TEST_SITE");
-    return testSite == null || testSite == "" ? null : NshmpSite.valueOf(testSite);
+    return testSite == null ? null : NshmpSite.valueOf(testSite);
   }
 }