diff --git a/src/main/java/org/duckdb/JdbcUtils.java b/src/main/java/org/duckdb/JdbcUtils.java
index 2f396f42e..d83d960ef 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/duckdb/JdbcUtils.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/duckdb/JdbcUtils.java
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ static String removeOption(Properties props, String opt, String defaultVal) {
     }
 
     static void setDefaultOptionValue(Properties props, String opt, Object value) {
-        if (props.contains(opt)) {
+        if (props.containsKey(opt)) {
             return;
         }
         props.put(opt, value);