diff --git a/jdbc/src/java/org/apache/hive/jdbc/HiveDriver.java b/jdbc/src/java/org/apache/hive/jdbc/HiveDriver.java
index 7cd13ae52afd..88d06805ded6 100644
--- a/jdbc/src/java/org/apache/hive/jdbc/HiveDriver.java
+++ b/jdbc/src/java/org/apache/hive/jdbc/HiveDriver.java
@@ -101,11 +101,7 @@ public boolean acceptsURL(String url) throws SQLException {
   }
 
   public Connection connect(String url, Properties info) throws SQLException {
-      if (Utils.parseURL(url) == null){
-          return null;
-      }else {
-          return new HiveConnection(url, info);
-      }
+    return acceptsURL(url) ? new HiveConnection(url, info) : null;
   }
 
   /**