diff --git a/e107_handlers/secure_img_handler.php b/e107_handlers/secure_img_handler.php
index 4572bb0a0..5b610a067 100644
--- a/e107_handlers/secure_img_handler.php
+++ b/e107_handlers/secure_img_handler.php
@@ -81,7 +81,7 @@ class secure_image
 	//	$sql = e107::getDb();
 	//	$tp = e107::getParser();
 
-		if(!empty($_SESSION['secure_img'][$recnum]) && 0 == strcmp($_SESSION['secure_img'][$recnum], $checkstr))
+		if(!empty($_SESSION['secure_img'][$recnum]) && $_SESSION['secure_img'][$recnum] === $checkstr )
 		{
 			unset($_SESSION['secure_img']);
 			return true;