diff --git a/source/java/org/alfresco/repo/cmis/rest/CMISAssocsMethod.java b/source/java/org/alfresco/repo/cmis/rest/CMISAssocsMethod.java
index fbcab08c25..60f73ad4fa 100644
--- a/source/java/org/alfresco/repo/cmis/rest/CMISAssocsMethod.java
+++ b/source/java/org/alfresco/repo/cmis/rest/CMISAssocsMethod.java
@@ -93,7 +93,7 @@ public class CMISAssocsMethod implements TemplateMethodModelEx
             arg = args.get(i++);
             if (arg instanceof TemplateScalarModel)
             {
-                direction = CMISRelationshipDirectionEnum.valueOf(((TemplateScalarModel) arg).getAsString());
+                direction = CMISRelationshipDirectionEnum.FACTORY.toEnum(((TemplateScalarModel)arg).getAsString());
             }
         }
         catch (IndexOutOfBoundsException e)