diff --git a/modules/swagger-codegen/src/main/resources/Java/auth/ApiKeyAuth.mustache b/modules/swagger-codegen/src/main/resources/Java/auth/ApiKeyAuth.mustache
index f73a6f5b3f8f..5af060f11739 100644
--- a/modules/swagger-codegen/src/main/resources/Java/auth/ApiKeyAuth.mustache
+++ b/modules/swagger-codegen/src/main/resources/Java/auth/ApiKeyAuth.mustache
@@ -55,9 +55,9 @@ public class ApiKeyAuth implements Authentication {
     } else {
       value = apiKey;
     }
-    if (location == "query") {
+    if ("query".equals(location)) {
       queryParams.add(new Pair(paramName, value));
-    } else if (location == "header") {
+    } else if ("header".equals(location)) {
       headerParams.put(paramName, value);
     }
   }