diff --git a/native/src/main/java/io/ballerina/lib/ldap/Client.java b/native/src/main/java/io/ballerina/lib/ldap/Client.java
index f31c944..4df9bdf 100644
--- a/native/src/main/java/io/ballerina/lib/ldap/Client.java
+++ b/native/src/main/java/io/ballerina/lib/ldap/Client.java
@@ -114,7 +114,7 @@ public static BError initLdapConnection(BObject ldapClient, BMap<BString, Object
         BMap<BString, Object> secureSocketConfig = (BMap<BString, Object>) config 
                 .getMapValue(CLIENT_SECURE_SOCKET);
         try {
-            if (secureSocketConfig != null && isClientSecurityConfigured(secureSocketConfig)) {
+            if (Objects.nonNull(secureSocketConfig) && isClientSecurityConfigured(secureSocketConfig)) {
                 SSLConfig sslConfig = populateSSLConfig(secureSocketConfig);
                 AggregateTrustManager trustManager = buildAggregatedTrustManager(sslConfig);