diff --git a/src/lib/Hydra/Controller/Root.pm b/src/lib/Hydra/Controller/Root.pm
index 8a0af07b..2e9718f7 100644
--- a/src/lib/Hydra/Controller/Root.pm
+++ b/src/lib/Hydra/Controller/Root.pm
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ sub noLoginNeeded {
 
   my $hostname = $c->request->headers->header('X-Forwarded-For') || $c->request->hostname;
   my $readonly_ips = $c->config->{readonly_ips} // "";
-  my $whitelisted = any { $_ == $hostname } split(/,/, $readonly_ips);
+  my $whitelisted = any { $_ eq $hostname } split(/,/, $readonly_ips);
 
   return $whitelisted ||
          $c->request->path eq "google-login" ||