diff --git a/src/main/java/sc/fiji/labkit/ui/panel/GuiUtils.java b/src/main/java/sc/fiji/labkit/ui/panel/GuiUtils.java
index 1814d8c3..9e93ccf8 100644
--- a/src/main/java/sc/fiji/labkit/ui/panel/GuiUtils.java
+++ b/src/main/java/sc/fiji/labkit/ui/panel/GuiUtils.java
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@ public static JButton createActionIconButton(String name, final Action action,
 	{
 		JButton button = new JButton(action);
 		button.setText(name);
-		if (icon != "") {
+		if (icon.isEmpty()) {
 			button.setIcon(loadIcon(icon));
 			button.setIconTextGap(5);
 			button.setMargin(new Insets(button.getMargin().top, 3, button