diff --git a/closed/src/java.base/share/classes/openj9/internal/security/RestrictedSecurity.java b/closed/src/java.base/share/classes/openj9/internal/security/RestrictedSecurity.java
index 59d971d9f3b..eda8eb2b476 100644
--- a/closed/src/java.base/share/classes/openj9/internal/security/RestrictedSecurity.java
+++ b/closed/src/java.base/share/classes/openj9/internal/security/RestrictedSecurity.java
@@ -344,17 +344,17 @@ private static void getProfileID(Properties props) {
                         + selectedProfile);
             }
             String defaultMatch = null;
-            Boolean profileExist = false;
+            boolean profileExists = false;
             for (Object keyObject : props.keySet()) {
                 if (keyObject instanceof String key) {
                     if (key.startsWith(potentialProfileID)) {
-                        profileExist = true;
+                        profileExists = true;
                         if (key.endsWith(".desc.default")) {
                             // Check if property is set to true.
                             if (Boolean.parseBoolean(props.getProperty(key))) {
                                 // Check if multiple defaults exist and act accordingly.
                                 if (defaultMatch == null) {
-                                    defaultMatch = key.split("\\.desc")[0];
+                                    defaultMatch = key.substring(0, key.length() - ".desc.default".length());
                                 } else {
                                     printStackTraceAndExit("Multiple default RestrictedSecurity"
                                             + " profiles for " + selectedProfile);
@@ -364,7 +364,7 @@ private static void getProfileID(Properties props) {
                     }
                 }
             }
-            if (!profileExist) {
+            if (!profileExists) {
                 printStackTraceAndExit(selectedProfile + " is not present in the java.security file.");
             } else if (defaultMatch == null) {
                 printStackTraceAndExit("No default RestrictedSecurity profile was found for "