diff --git a/jkube-kit/common/src/main/java/org/eclipse/jkube/kit/common/util/JKubeProjectUtil.java b/jkube-kit/common/src/main/java/org/eclipse/jkube/kit/common/util/JKubeProjectUtil.java
index fda55821bc..b83df01692 100644
--- a/jkube-kit/common/src/main/java/org/eclipse/jkube/kit/common/util/JKubeProjectUtil.java
+++ b/jkube-kit/common/src/main/java/org/eclipse/jkube/kit/common/util/JKubeProjectUtil.java
@@ -165,7 +165,7 @@ public static File getFinalOutputArtifact(JavaProject jkubeProject) {
 
     public static String createDefaultResourceName(String artifactId, String ... suffixes) {
         String suffix = StringUtils.join(suffixes, "-");
-        String ret = artifactId + (suffix.length() > 0 ? "-" + suffix : "");
+        String ret = artifactId + (!suffix.isEmpty() ? "-" + suffix : "");
         if (ret.length() > MAX_RESOURCE_NAME_LENGTH) {
             ret = ret.substring(0, MAX_RESOURCE_NAME_LENGTH);
         }