diff --git a/android/java/lib/src/main/java/com/mapbox/mapboxgl/lib/MapView.java b/android/java/lib/src/main/java/com/mapbox/mapboxgl/lib/MapView.java
index 453507b37..f72ac95e6 100644
--- a/android/java/lib/src/main/java/com/mapbox/mapboxgl/lib/MapView.java
+++ b/android/java/lib/src/main/java/com/mapbox/mapboxgl/lib/MapView.java
@@ -328,7 +328,7 @@ public class MapView extends SurfaceView {
 
     private void validateAccessToken(String accessToken) {
 
-        if (accessToken.isEmpty() | (!getAccessToken().startsWith("pk.") && !getAccessToken().startsWith("sk."))) {
+        if (accessToken.isEmpty() | (!accessToken.startsWith("pk.") && !accessToken.startsWith("sk."))) {
             throw new RuntimeException("Using MapView requires setting a valid access token. See the README.md");
         }
     }