diff --git a/DataStructures/PBFParser.h b/DataStructures/PBFParser.h
index fce20e860..55ea019d7 100644
--- a/DataStructures/PBFParser.h
+++ b/DataStructures/PBFParser.h
@@ -223,7 +223,7 @@ private:
                 keyVals.Add(key, value);
                 denseTagIndex += 2;
             }
-            if("bollard" == keyVals.Find("barrier"))
+            if("" != keyVals.Find("barrier"))
                 n.bollard = true;
 
             if(!(*addressCallback)(n, keyVals))
diff --git a/DataStructures/XMLParser.h b/DataStructures/XMLParser.h
index 9bfb3ae48..cefd004da 100644
--- a/DataStructures/XMLParser.h
+++ b/DataStructures/XMLParser.h
@@ -257,7 +257,7 @@ private:
                             }
                         }
                         if ( xmlStrEqual( k, ( const xmlChar* ) "barrier" ) == 1 ) {
-                            if ( xmlStrEqual( value, ( const xmlChar* ) "bollard" ) == 1 ){
+                            if ( xmlStrEqual( value, ( const xmlChar* ) "" ) != 1 ){
                                 node.bollard = true;
                             }
                         }