diff --git a/core-java/src/main/java/com/baeldung/hashcode/entities/User.java b/core-java/src/main/java/com/baeldung/hashcode/entities/User.java
index c46c3de65a..524f176e6b 100644
--- a/core-java/src/main/java/com/baeldung/hashcode/entities/User.java
+++ b/core-java/src/main/java/com/baeldung/hashcode/entities/User.java
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ public class User {
         if (this.getClass() != o.getClass())
             return false;
         User user = (User) o;
-        return id != user.id && (!name.equals(user.name) && !email.equals(user.email));
+        return id == user.id && (name.equals(user.name) && email.equals(user.email));
     }
 
     @Override
@@ -38,4 +38,5 @@ public class User {
         return hash;
     }
     // getters and setters here
+    
 }