diff --git a/src/main/java/cactusServer/models/Instances.java b/src/main/java/cactusServer/models/Instances.java
index befbc3b..27697f0 100644
--- a/src/main/java/cactusServer/models/Instances.java
+++ b/src/main/java/cactusServer/models/Instances.java
@@ -91,7 +91,7 @@
 	 * @return
 	 */
 	public List<Player> getPlayers(String instanceId) {
-		if (instanceId == null || instanceId.equals("")) {
+		if (instanceId == null || instanceId.isEmpty()) {
 			return getPlayers();
 		}
 		List<Player> responsePlayers = new ArrayList<>();