diff --git a/jackrabbit-jca/src/main/java/org/apache/jackrabbit/jca/JCAManagedConnection.java b/jackrabbit-jca/src/main/java/org/apache/jackrabbit/jca/JCAManagedConnection.java
index c7f6bb491..6aa1bf1b8 100644
--- a/jackrabbit-jca/src/main/java/org/apache/jackrabbit/jca/JCAManagedConnection.java
+++ b/jackrabbit-jca/src/main/java/org/apache/jackrabbit/jca/JCAManagedConnection.java
@@ -344,7 +344,7 @@ public class JCAManagedConnection
      */
     public Session getSession(JCASessionHandle handle) {
         synchronized (handles) {
-            if ((handles.size() > 0) && (handles.get(0) == handle)) {
+            if ( handles.contains( handle ) ) {
                 return session;
             } else {
                 throw new java.lang.IllegalStateException("Inactive logical session handle called");