diff --git a/python/educational/src/com/jetbrains/edu/courseFormat/TaskFile.java b/python/educational/src/com/jetbrains/edu/courseFormat/TaskFile.java
index 90368be9b9ba..f22555d6f2e8 100644
--- a/python/educational/src/com/jetbrains/edu/courseFormat/TaskFile.java
+++ b/python/educational/src/com/jetbrains/edu/courseFormat/TaskFile.java
@@ -164,7 +164,7 @@ public class TaskFile {
     TaskFile that = (TaskFile)o;
 
     if (getIndex() != that.getIndex()) return false;
-    if (name != that.name) return false;
+    if (name.equals(that.name)) return false;
 
     final List<AnswerPlaceholder> answerPlaceholders = getAnswerPlaceholders();
     final List<AnswerPlaceholder> thatAnswerPlaceholders = that.getAnswerPlaceholders();