diff --git a/jaxrs/src/main/java/org/killbill/billing/jaxrs/json/CatalogJson.java b/jaxrs/src/main/java/org/killbill/billing/jaxrs/json/CatalogJson.java
index 541860c..be9377e 100644
--- a/jaxrs/src/main/java/org/killbill/billing/jaxrs/json/CatalogJson.java
+++ b/jaxrs/src/main/java/org/killbill/billing/jaxrs/json/CatalogJson.java
@@ -172,7 +172,7 @@ public class CatalogJson {
if (name != null ? !name.equals(that.name) : that.name != null) {
return false;
}
- if (effectiveDate != null ? !effectiveDate.equals(that.effectiveDate) : that.effectiveDate != null) {
+ if (effectiveDate != null ? effectiveDate.compareTo(that.effectiveDate) != 0 : that.effectiveDate != null) {
return false;
}
if (currencies != null ? !currencies.equals(that.currencies) : that.currencies != null) {
