diff --git a/artemis-cli/src/main/java/org/apache/activemq/artemis/cli/commands/Create.java b/artemis-cli/src/main/java/org/apache/activemq/artemis/cli/commands/Create.java
index 9eaf4daf0c..074ced08e0 100644
--- a/artemis-cli/src/main/java/org/apache/activemq/artemis/cli/commands/Create.java
+++ b/artemis-cli/src/main/java/org/apache/activemq/artemis/cli/commands/Create.java
@@ -121,7 +121,7 @@ public class Create implements Action
       this.context = context;
       scanner = new Scanner(System.in);
       IS_WINDOWS = System.getProperty("os.name").toLowerCase().trim().startsWith("win");
-      IS_CYGWIN = IS_WINDOWS && System.getenv("OSTYPE") == "cygwin";
+      IS_CYGWIN = IS_WINDOWS && "cygwin".equals(System.getenv("OSTYPE"));
 
       context.out.println(String.format("Creating ActiveMQ Artemis instance at: %s", directory.getCanonicalPath()));
       if (host == null)