diff --git a/cygnus-common/src/main/java/com/telefonica/iot/cygnus/backends/mongo/MongoBackendImpl.java b/cygnus-common/src/main/java/com/telefonica/iot/cygnus/backends/mongo/MongoBackendImpl.java
index e1adf1085..c5eebc552 100644
--- a/cygnus-common/src/main/java/com/telefonica/iot/cygnus/backends/mongo/MongoBackendImpl.java
+++ b/cygnus-common/src/main/java/com/telefonica/iot/cygnus/backends/mongo/MongoBackendImpl.java
@@ -599,7 +599,7 @@ private MongoDatabase getDatabase(String dbName) {
         if (client == null) {
 
             SSLContext sslContext = null;
-            if (sslEnabled && sslKeystorePathFile && !sslKeystorePathFile.isEmpty()) {
+            if (sslEnabled && (sslKeystorePathFile != null) && !sslKeystorePathFile.isEmpty()) {
                 try {
                     // Init TrustManager to init SSL Context
                     KeyStore keyStore = KeyStore.getInstance(KeyStore.getDefaultType());