diff --git a/src/hdskins/java/com/voxelmodpack/hdskins/gui/GuiSkins.java b/src/hdskins/java/com/voxelmodpack/hdskins/gui/GuiSkins.java
index 796bc22d..a159004b 100644
--- a/src/hdskins/java/com/voxelmodpack/hdskins/gui/GuiSkins.java
+++ b/src/hdskins/java/com/voxelmodpack/hdskins/gui/GuiSkins.java
@@ -198,7 +198,7 @@ public class GuiSkins extends GameGui implements ISkinUploadHandler {
     protected void switchSkinMode(String model) {
         playSound(SoundEvents.BLOCK_BREWING_STAND_BREW);
 
-        boolean thinArmType = model == "slim";
+        boolean thinArmType = "slim".equals(model);
 
         btnModeSteve.enabled = thinArmType;
         btnModeAlex.enabled = !thinArmType;