diff --git a/src/main/java/com/vonage/sample/serversdk/springboot/VerifyController.java b/src/main/java/com/vonage/sample/serversdk/springboot/VerifyController.java
index 64eb50f..f5c6d6a 100644
--- a/src/main/java/com/vonage/sample/serversdk/springboot/VerifyController.java
+++ b/src/main/java/com/vonage/sample/serversdk/springboot/VerifyController.java
@@ -102,7 +102,7 @@ public String postVerificationRequest(@ModelAttribute VerifyParams verifyParams,
 	public String checkVerificationRequest(@ModelAttribute VerifyParams verifyParams, Model model) {
 		try {
 			String result = "Code matched. Verification successful.";
-			if (verifyParams.codeless || verifyParams.checkUrl != null || verifyParams.getUserCode() == null) {
+			if (verifyParams.codeless || verifyParams.checkUrl != null || verifyParams.userCode == null) {
 				String code = successfulVerifications.remove(verifyParams.requestId);
 				if (code == null) synchronized (successfulVerifications) {
 					try {