diff --git a/Sample-01/api-server.js b/Sample-01/api-server.js
index bb6a862..2638f0c 100644
--- a/Sample-01/api-server.js
+++ b/Sample-01/api-server.js
@@ -10,9 +10,7 @@ const app = express();
 if (
   !authConfig.domain ||
   !authConfig.authorizationParams.audience ||
-  ['{yourApiIdentifier}', '{API_IDENTIFIER}'].includes(
-    authConfig.authorizationParams.audience
-  )
+  authConfig.authorizationParams.audience === '{API_IDENTIFIER}'
 ) {
   console.log(
     'Exiting: Please make sure that auth_config.json is in place and populated with valid domain and audience values'
diff --git a/Standalone/api-server.js b/Standalone/api-server.js
index bb6a862..2638f0c 100644
--- a/Standalone/api-server.js
+++ b/Standalone/api-server.js
@@ -10,9 +10,7 @@ const app = express();
 if (
   !authConfig.domain ||
   !authConfig.authorizationParams.audience ||
-  ['{yourApiIdentifier}', '{API_IDENTIFIER}'].includes(
-    authConfig.authorizationParams.audience
-  )
+  authConfig.authorizationParams.audience === '{API_IDENTIFIER}'
 ) {
   console.log(
     'Exiting: Please make sure that auth_config.json is in place and populated with valid domain and audience values'