diff --git a/src/main/java/com/ning/http/util/AsyncHttpProviderUtils.java b/src/main/java/com/ning/http/util/AsyncHttpProviderUtils.java
index f5b593cde6..06354b406e 100644
--- a/src/main/java/com/ning/http/util/AsyncHttpProviderUtils.java
+++ b/src/main/java/com/ning/http/util/AsyncHttpProviderUtils.java
@@ -432,7 +432,7 @@ public static String parseCharset(String contentType) {
         for (String part : contentType.split(";")) {
             if (part.trim().startsWith("charset=")) {
                 String[] val = part.split("=");
-                if (val[1].length > 1) {
+                if (val.length > 1) {
                     return val[1].trim();
                 }
             }