diff --git a/openbis/source/java/ch/systemsx/cisd/openbis/generic/shared/managed_property/structured/XmlStructuredPropertyConverter.java b/openbis/source/java/ch/systemsx/cisd/openbis/generic/shared/managed_property/structured/XmlStructuredPropertyConverter.java
index 1eb5fdf40a2ff7f345baff4ec94bd548d8147f50..f4cdda2bc490670be5c8d2208b312e45cb26912c 100644
--- a/openbis/source/java/ch/systemsx/cisd/openbis/generic/shared/managed_property/structured/XmlStructuredPropertyConverter.java
+++ b/openbis/source/java/ch/systemsx/cisd/openbis/generic/shared/managed_property/structured/XmlStructuredPropertyConverter.java
@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@ public class XmlStructuredPropertyConverter implements IStructuredPropertyConver
 
     public boolean canHandle(IManagedProperty property)
     {
-        return property.getValue().startsWith("<" + ROOT_NAME + ">");
+        return property.getValue().startsWith("<" + ROOT_NAME);
     }
 
     @Override