diff --git a/router/java/src/net/i2p/router/Banlist.java b/router/java/src/net/i2p/router/Banlist.java
index e5612a36a..180e9366f 100644
--- a/router/java/src/net/i2p/router/Banlist.java
+++ b/router/java/src/net/i2p/router/Banlist.java
@@ -163,7 +163,7 @@ public class Banlist {
             _log.error("wtf, why did we try to banlist null?", new Exception("banfaced"));
             return false;
         }
-        if (_context.routerHash().equals(peer)) {
+        if (peer.equals(_context.routerHash())) {
             _log.error("wtf, why did we try to banlist ourselves?", new Exception("banfaced"));
             return false;
         }