diff --git a/src/gov/nist/core/NameValueList.java b/src/gov/nist/core/NameValueList.java
index 1d11c8ae9..3f992a30f 100755
--- a/src/gov/nist/core/NameValueList.java
+++ b/src/gov/nist/core/NameValueList.java
@@ -153,10 +153,10 @@ public boolean equals(Object otherObject) {
         }
         NameValueList other = (NameValueList) otherObject;
 
-        if (this.size() != this.size()) {
+        if (this.size() != other.size()) {
             return false;
         }
-	        Iterator<String> li = this.getNames();
+	    Iterator<String> li = this.getNames();
 	
         while (li.hasNext()) {
             String key = (String) li.next();