diff --git a/server/src/main/java/com/cloud/vm/UserVmManagerImpl.java b/server/src/main/java/com/cloud/vm/UserVmManagerImpl.java
index c902f682a08..88329d71158 100644
--- a/server/src/main/java/com/cloud/vm/UserVmManagerImpl.java
+++ b/server/src/main/java/com/cloud/vm/UserVmManagerImpl.java
@@ -4279,11 +4279,11 @@ public class UserVmManagerImpl extends ManagerBase implements UserVmManager, Vir
                     vm.details.putAll(details);
                 }
 
-                if (sshPublicKeys != "") {
+                if (StringUtils.isNotBlank(sshPublicKeys)) {
                     vm.setDetail(VmDetailConstants.SSH_PUBLIC_KEY, sshPublicKeys);
                 }
 
-                if (sshkeypairs != "") {
+                if (StringUtils.isNotBlank(sshkeypairs)) {
                     vm.setDetail(VmDetailConstants.SSH_KEY_PAIR_NAMES, sshkeypairs);
                 }