diff --git a/Kitodo/src/main/java/org/kitodo/production/helper/VariableReplacer.java b/Kitodo/src/main/java/org/kitodo/production/helper/VariableReplacer.java
index 5a41273c9dd..486b1d2b2d9 100644
--- a/Kitodo/src/main/java/org/kitodo/production/helper/VariableReplacer.java
+++ b/Kitodo/src/main/java/org/kitodo/production/helper/VariableReplacer.java
@@ -463,8 +463,8 @@ public boolean containsFiles(String stringWithVariables) {
         if (Objects.isNull(stringWithVariables)) {
             return false;
         }
-        return stringWithVariables.contains("(filename)") | stringWithVariables.contains("(basename)")
-                | stringWithVariables.contains("(relativepath)");
+        return stringWithVariables.contains("(filename)") || stringWithVariables.contains("(basename)")
+                || stringWithVariables.contains("(relativepath)");
     }
 
     /**