diff --git a/biscuit-core/src/main/java/org/eclipse/biscuit/datalog/Term.java b/biscuit-core/src/main/java/org/eclipse/biscuit/datalog/Term.java
index 2d7dfe80..da296cc6 100644
--- a/biscuit-core/src/main/java/org/eclipse/biscuit/datalog/Term.java
+++ b/biscuit-core/src/main/java/org/eclipse/biscuit/datalog/Term.java
@@ -301,11 +301,9 @@ public byte[] value() {
     public boolean match(final Term other) {
       if (other instanceof Variable) {
         return true;
+      } else {
+        return this.equals(other);
       }
-      if (other instanceof Bytes) {
-        return this.value.equals(((Bytes) other).value);
-      }
-      return false;
     }
 
     public Bytes(final byte[] value) {