diff --git a/dspace-api/src/main/java/org/dspace/eperson/GroupServiceImpl.java b/dspace-api/src/main/java/org/dspace/eperson/GroupServiceImpl.java
index 7dc6273404..fccaf3f1c8 100644
--- a/dspace-api/src/main/java/org/dspace/eperson/GroupServiceImpl.java
+++ b/dspace-api/src/main/java/org/dspace/eperson/GroupServiceImpl.java
@@ -376,7 +376,7 @@ public class GroupServiceImpl extends DSpaceObjectServiceImpl<Group> implements
     public int searchResultCount(Context context, String groupIdentifier) throws SQLException {
         int result = 0;
         UUID uuid = UUIDUtils.fromString(groupIdentifier);
-        if (uuid == null && StringUtils.isNotBlank(groupIdentifier)) {
+        if (uuid == null) {
             //Search by group name
             result = groupDAO.countByNameLike(context, groupIdentifier);
         } else {