diff --git a/plugins/hypervisors/xen/src/com/cloud/hypervisor/xen/resource/CitrixResourceBase.java b/plugins/hypervisors/xen/src/com/cloud/hypervisor/xen/resource/CitrixResourceBase.java
index bbe15c8730d..c0d691ad5ba 100644
--- a/plugins/hypervisors/xen/src/com/cloud/hypervisor/xen/resource/CitrixResourceBase.java
+++ b/plugins/hypervisors/xen/src/com/cloud/hypervisor/xen/resource/CitrixResourceBase.java
@@ -884,7 +884,7 @@ public abstract class CitrixResourceBase implements ServerResource, HypervisorRe
         Set<VIF> dom0Vifs = dom0.getVIFs(conn);
         for (VIF vif : dom0Vifs) {
             vif.getRecord(conn);
-            if (vif.getNetwork(conn).getUuid(conn) == nw.getUuid(conn)) {
+            if (vif.getNetwork(conn).getUuid(conn).equals(nw.getUuid(conn))) {
                 dom0vif = vif;
                 s_logger.debug("A VIF for dom0 has already been found - No need to create one");
             }