diff --git a/ste/mgr-JobPartTransferMgr.go b/ste/mgr-JobPartTransferMgr.go
index ec8390e6c..d0bb3e855 100644
--- a/ste/mgr-JobPartTransferMgr.go
+++ b/ste/mgr-JobPartTransferMgr.go
@@ -858,7 +858,7 @@ func (jptm *jobPartTransferMgr) failActiveTransfer(typ transferErrorCode, descri
 			!jptm.jobPartMgr.(*jobPartMgr).jobMgr.IsDaemon() {
 			// quit right away, since without proper authentication no work can be done
 			// display a clear message
-			if strings.Index(descriptionOfWhereErrorOccurred, "tags") != -1 {
+			if strings.Contains(descriptionOfWhereErrorOccurred, "tags") {
 				common.GetLifecycleMgr().Info(fmt.Sprintf("Authorization failed during an attempt to set tags, please ensure you have the appropriate Tags permission %s", err.Error()))
 			} else {
 				common.GetLifecycleMgr().Info(fmt.Sprintf("Authentication failed, it is either not correct, or expired, or does not have the correct permission %s", err.Error()))