diff --git a/rse/plugins/org.eclipse.rse.services.dstore/miners/org/eclipse/rse/dstore/universal/miners/UniversalFileSystemMiner.java b/rse/plugins/org.eclipse.rse.services.dstore/miners/org/eclipse/rse/dstore/universal/miners/UniversalFileSystemMiner.java
index e3e08c8e798..5d4b1fdbd6a 100644
--- a/rse/plugins/org.eclipse.rse.services.dstore/miners/org/eclipse/rse/dstore/universal/miners/UniversalFileSystemMiner.java
+++ b/rse/plugins/org.eclipse.rse.services.dstore/miners/org/eclipse/rse/dstore/universal/miners/UniversalFileSystemMiner.java
@@ -2044,7 +2044,7 @@ private DataElement createDataElementFromLSString(DataElement subject,
 							}
 							String oldValue = deObj.getAttribute(DE.A_VALUE);
 							String newValue = rootPath + ArchiveHandlerManager.VIRTUAL_SEPARATOR + virtualPath;
-							if (!oldValue.startsWith(newValue))  
+							if (!oldValue.equals(newValue))  
 						    {
 						        deObj.setAttribute(DE.A_VALUE, newValue); //$NON-NLS-1$
 						    }