diff --git a/dependency-check-core/src/main/java/org/owasp/dependencycheck/suppression/SuppressionHandler.java b/dependency-check-core/src/main/java/org/owasp/dependencycheck/suppression/SuppressionHandler.java
index 93f683edc..498390b9b 100644
--- a/dependency-check-core/src/main/java/org/owasp/dependencycheck/suppression/SuppressionHandler.java
+++ b/dependency-check-core/src/main/java/org/owasp/dependencycheck/suppression/SuppressionHandler.java
@@ -164,7 +164,7 @@ public class SuppressionHandler extends DefaultHandler {
                 pt.setRegex(Boolean.parseBoolean(regex));
             }
             final String caseSensitive = currentAttributes.getValue("caseSensitive");
-            if (regex != null) {
+            if (caseSensitive != null) {
                 pt.setCaseSensitive(Boolean.parseBoolean(caseSensitive));
             }
         }