diff --git a/native/src/main/java/io/ballerina/stdlib/http/api/client/actions/HttpClientAction.java b/native/src/main/java/io/ballerina/stdlib/http/api/client/actions/HttpClientAction.java
index 7ebce261df..7533bb6208 100644
--- a/native/src/main/java/io/ballerina/stdlib/http/api/client/actions/HttpClientAction.java
+++ b/native/src/main/java/io/ballerina/stdlib/http/api/client/actions/HttpClientAction.java
@@ -328,9 +328,7 @@ private static String constructQueryString(BMap params) {
      */
     private static Map<String, String> getQueryNameMapping(BMap params) {
         Map<String, String> annotationValues = new HashMap<>();
-        if (!(params.getType() instanceof RecordType queryRecord)) {
-            return annotationValues;
-        }
+        RecordType queryRecord = (RecordType) params.getType();
         BMap<BString, Object> queryFields = queryRecord.getAnnotations();
 
         for (Map.Entry<BString, Object> qField: queryFields.entrySet()) {