diff --git a/dspace-api/src/main/java/org/dspace/authorize/ResourcePolicy.java b/dspace-api/src/main/java/org/dspace/authorize/ResourcePolicy.java
index 4a11838d7b..7d39acb67c 100644
--- a/dspace-api/src/main/java/org/dspace/authorize/ResourcePolicy.java
+++ b/dspace-api/src/main/java/org/dspace/authorize/ResourcePolicy.java
@@ -145,7 +145,7 @@ public class ResourcePolicy implements ReloadableEntity<Integer> {
             hash = 19 * hash + -1;
         }
 
-        if(this.epersonGroup != null)
+        if(this.getEPerson() != null)
         {
             hash = 19 * hash + this.getEPerson().hashCode();
         }else{