diff --git a/components/org.wso2.carbon.identity.oauth/src/main/java/org/wso2/carbon/identity/oauth2/validators/JDBCScopeValidator.java b/components/org.wso2.carbon.identity.oauth/src/main/java/org/wso2/carbon/identity/oauth2/validators/JDBCScopeValidator.java
index 285c24d8acd..700b1f3e266 100644
--- a/components/org.wso2.carbon.identity.oauth/src/main/java/org/wso2/carbon/identity/oauth2/validators/JDBCScopeValidator.java
+++ b/components/org.wso2.carbon.identity.oauth/src/main/java/org/wso2/carbon/identity/oauth2/validators/JDBCScopeValidator.java
@@ -86,6 +86,7 @@ public class JDBCScopeValidator extends OAuth2ScopeValidator {
     private static final String SCOPE_VALIDATOR_NAME = "Role based scope validator";
     private static final String OPENID = "openid";
     private static final String ATTRIBUTE_SEPARATOR = FrameworkUtils.getMultiAttributeSeparator();
+    private static final String PRESERVE_CASE_SENSITIVITY = "preservedCaseSensitive";
 
     private static final Log log = LogFactory.getLog(JDBCScopeValidator.class);
 
@@ -396,11 +397,11 @@ private boolean isUserAuthorizedForScope(String scopeName, String[] userRoles, i
             }
             return false;
         }
-        boolean preservedCaseSensitive = Boolean.parseBoolean(System.getProperty("preservedCaseSensitive"));
+        boolean preservedCaseSensitive = Boolean.parseBoolean(System.getProperty(PRESERVE_CASE_SENSITIVITY));
 
         //Check if the user still has a valid role for this scope.
         Set<String> scopeRoles = new HashSet<>(rolesOfScope);
-        if (!preservedCaseSensitive) {
+        if (preservedCaseSensitive) {
             rolesOfScope.retainAll(Arrays.asList(userRoles));
         } else {
             for (String roleOfScope : rolesOfScope) {