diff --git a/commons/solr/managed/src/main/java/org/apache/stanbol/commons/solr/managed/IndexMetadata.java b/commons/solr/managed/src/main/java/org/apache/stanbol/commons/solr/managed/IndexMetadata.java
index 443fca8d1..ef5343120 100644
--- a/commons/solr/managed/src/main/java/org/apache/stanbol/commons/solr/managed/IndexMetadata.java
+++ b/commons/solr/managed/src/main/java/org/apache/stanbol/commons/solr/managed/IndexMetadata.java
@@ -174,7 +174,7 @@ public void setIndexArchives(List<String> archives){
     }
     public boolean isSynchronized(){
         String value = getProperty(SYNCHRONIZED);
-        return value == null ? false : Boolean.parseBoolean(value);
+        return Boolean.parseBoolean(value);
     }
     public void setSynchronized(boolean state){
         setProperty(SYNCHRONIZED, Boolean.toString(state));