diff --git a/fineract-accounting/src/main/java/org/apache/fineract/accounting/closure/exception/GLClosureInvalidException.java b/fineract-accounting/src/main/java/org/apache/fineract/accounting/closure/exception/GLClosureInvalidException.java
index e581c3e3d..5a2397c3e 100644
--- a/fineract-accounting/src/main/java/org/apache/fineract/accounting/closure/exception/GLClosureInvalidException.java
+++ b/fineract-accounting/src/main/java/org/apache/fineract/accounting/closure/exception/GLClosureInvalidException.java
@@ -32,21 +32,21 @@ public class GLClosureInvalidException extends AbstractPlatformDomainRuleExcepti
         FUTURE_DATE, ACCOUNTING_CLOSED;
 
         public String errorMessage() {
-            if (name().toString().equalsIgnoreCase("FUTURE_DATE")) {
+            if (name().equalsIgnoreCase("FUTURE_DATE")) {
                 return "Accounting closures cannot be made for a future date";
-            } else if (name().toString().equalsIgnoreCase("ACCOUNTING_CLOSED")) {
+            } else if (name().equalsIgnoreCase("ACCOUNTING_CLOSED")) {
                 return "Accounting Closure for this branch has already been defined for a greater date";
             }
-            return name().toString();
+            return name();
         }
 
         public String errorCode() {
-            if (name().toString().equalsIgnoreCase("FUTURE_DATE")) {
+            if (name().equalsIgnoreCase("FUTURE_DATE")) {
                 return "error.msg.glclosure.invalid.future.date";
-            } else if (name().toString().equalsIgnoreCase("ACCOUNTING_CLOSED")) {
+            } else if (name().equalsIgnoreCase("ACCOUNTING_CLOSED")) {
                 return "error.msg.glclosure.invalid.accounting.closed";
             }
-            return name().toString();
+            return name();
         }
     }