diff --git a/src/android/com/plugin/gcm/GCMIntentService.java b/src/android/com/plugin/gcm/GCMIntentService.java
index 9ee811ee..cd95a621 100644
--- a/src/android/com/plugin/gcm/GCMIntentService.java
+++ b/src/android/com/plugin/gcm/GCMIntentService.java
@@ -72,7 +72,7 @@ protected void onMessage(Context context, Intent intent) {
 				extras.putBoolean("foreground", false);
 				String message = extras.getString("message");
 
-				if (message === null) {
+				if (message == null) {
 					// Providers like Parse always send a 'data' as root object, so "Parse" that
 					try {
 						JSONObject object_example = new JSONObject(extras.getString("data"));