diff --git a/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/aerospike/cache/AerospikeCache.java b/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/aerospike/cache/AerospikeCache.java
index 1ce7809be..1ae623e1f 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/aerospike/cache/AerospikeCache.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/aerospike/cache/AerospikeCache.java
@@ -197,9 +197,10 @@ public ValueWrapper putIfAbsent(Object key, Object value) {
     }
 
     private Key getKey(Object key) {
-        int userKey = key.hashCode();
-        // when no arguments are given return hash code of key's class (hash code of key itself can be equal to 1)
-        if (key instanceof SimpleKey && key.equals(SimpleKey.EMPTY)) userKey = key.getClass().hashCode();
+        int userKey = (key instanceof SimpleKey && key.equals(SimpleKey.EMPTY))
+            // return hash code of key's class (hash code of key itself can be equal to 1) when no arguments are given
+            ? key.getClass().hashCode()
+            : key.hashCode();
         return new Key(cacheConfiguration.getNamespace(), cacheConfiguration.getSet(), userKey);
     }