diff --git a/auth/realm/ldap/src/main/java/org/wildfly/security/auth/realm/ldap/X509EvidenceVerifier.java b/auth/realm/ldap/src/main/java/org/wildfly/security/auth/realm/ldap/X509EvidenceVerifier.java
index 8b2bd7bd61a..b764ee60f50 100644
--- a/auth/realm/ldap/src/main/java/org/wildfly/security/auth/realm/ldap/X509EvidenceVerifier.java
+++ b/auth/realm/ldap/src/main/java/org/wildfly/security/auth/realm/ldap/X509EvidenceVerifier.java
@@ -176,10 +176,8 @@ public boolean verifyCertificate(X509Certificate certificate, Attributes attribu
 
                 for (int i = 0; i < size; i++) {
                     Object attrDigest = attribute.get(i);
-                    if (attrDigest != null){
-                        if (digest.equalsIgnoreCase((String) attrDigest)) {
-                            return true;
-                        }
+                    if (attrDigest != null && digest.equalsIgnoreCase((String) attrDigest)){
+                        return true;
                     }
                 }
             } catch (NoSuchAlgorithmException | CertificateEncodingException e) {