diff --git a/artemis-server/src/test/java/org/apache/activemq/artemis/tests/util/ActiveMQTestBase.java b/artemis-server/src/test/java/org/apache/activemq/artemis/tests/util/ActiveMQTestBase.java
index 3581924422..4fd98db13d 100644
--- a/artemis-server/src/test/java/org/apache/activemq/artemis/tests/util/ActiveMQTestBase.java
+++ b/artemis-server/src/test/java/org/apache/activemq/artemis/tests/util/ActiveMQTestBase.java
@@ -1050,7 +1050,7 @@ public abstract class ActiveMQTestBase extends Assert {
          if (value != null && prop.getWriteMethod() != null && prop.getReadMethod() == null) {
             System.out.println("WriteOnly property " + prop.getName() + " on " + pojo.getClass());
          }
-         else if (value != null & prop.getWriteMethod() != null &&
+         else if (value != null && prop.getWriteMethod() != null &&
             prop.getReadMethod() != null &&
             !ignoreSet.contains(prop.getName())) {
             System.out.println("Validating " + prop.getName() + " type = " + prop.getPropertyType());