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diff --git a/portal-BE/src/main/java/org/onap/portal/logging/logic/EPLogUtil.java b/portal-BE/src/main/java/org/onap/portal/logging/logic/EPLogUtil.java
index 9a3070c2..9c4799e0 100644
--- a/portal-BE/src/main/java/org/onap/portal/logging/logic/EPLogUtil.java
+++ b/portal-BE/src/main/java/org/onap/portal/logging/logic/EPLogUtil.java
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@ import org.springframework.http.HttpStatus;
 public class EPLogUtil {
 
 	// This class has no logger of its own; it uses loggers passed to it.
-	private static EELFLogger errorLogger = EELFManager.getInstance().getErrorLogger();
+	private static final EELFLogger errorLogger = EELFManager.getInstance().getErrorLogger();
 
 	/**
 	 * Formats and writes a message to the error log with the class name and the
@@ -173,7 +173,7 @@ public class EPLogUtil {
 	 */
 	private static String formatMessage(String message, Object... args) {
 		StringBuilder sbFormattedMessage = new StringBuilder();
-		if (args != null && args.length > 0 && message != null && message != "") {
+		if (args != null && args.length > 0 && message != null && !message.equals("")) {
 			MessageFormat mf = new MessageFormat(message);
 			sbFormattedMessage.append(mf.format(args));
 		} else {