diff --git a/itests/microprofile-jwt-itests/src/test/java/org/apache/tomee/microprofile/jwt/itest/AllowNoExpPropertyTest.java b/itests/microprofile-jwt-itests/src/test/java/org/apache/tomee/microprofile/jwt/itest/AllowNoExpPropertyTest.java
index 467cc17a6de..17003fb50d6 100644
--- a/itests/microprofile-jwt-itests/src/test/java/org/apache/tomee/microprofile/jwt/itest/AllowNoExpPropertyTest.java
+++ b/itests/microprofile-jwt-itests/src/test/java/org/apache/tomee/microprofile/jwt/itest/AllowNoExpPropertyTest.java
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@
 
 
 public class AllowNoExpPropertyTest {
-   
+    
     @Test
     public void testNewPropertyOverridesOld1() throws Exception {
         final Tokens tokens = Tokens.rsa(2048, 256);
diff --git a/mp-jwt/src/main/java/org/apache/tomee/microprofile/jwt/config/JWTAuthConfigurationProperties.java b/mp-jwt/src/main/java/org/apache/tomee/microprofile/jwt/config/JWTAuthConfigurationProperties.java
index 65fac639957..f258d8f4cab 100644
--- a/mp-jwt/src/main/java/org/apache/tomee/microprofile/jwt/config/JWTAuthConfigurationProperties.java
+++ b/mp-jwt/src/main/java/org/apache/tomee/microprofile/jwt/config/JWTAuthConfigurationProperties.java
@@ -121,14 +121,15 @@ private JWTAuthConfiguration createJWTAuthConfiguration() {
     }
     
     private Boolean queryAllowExp(){
-        AtomicBoolean result = new AtomicBoolean(false);
-        config.getOptionalValue("mp.jwt.tomee.allow.no-exp", Boolean.class).ifPresent(value -> {
-            result.set(value);
-            CONFIGURATION.warning("mp.jwt.tomee.allow.no-exp property is deprecated, use tomee.mp.jwt.allow.no-exp propert instead.");
-            });
-        return config.getOptionalValue("tomee.mp.jwt.allow.no-exp", Boolean.class).orElse(result.get());
+        return config.getOptionalValue("tomee.mp.jwt.allow.no-exp", Boolean.class)
+                .or(() -> config.getOptionalValue("mp.jwt.tomee.allow.no-exp", Boolean.class)
+                        .map(value -> {
+                            CONFIGURATION.warning("mp.jwt.tomee.allow.no-exp property is deprecated, use tomee.mp.jwt.allow.no-exp propert instead.");
+                            return value;
+                        }))
+                .orElse(false);
     }
-
+    
     enum Keys {
         VERIFY("mp.jwt.verify.publickey", "tomee.jwt.verify.publickey"),
         DECRYPT("mp.jwt.decrypt.key", "tomee.jwt.decrypt.key");