diff --git a/src/degeneracy.jl b/src/degeneracy.jl
index 16b606381..c90e9f620 100644
--- a/src/degeneracy.jl
+++ b/src/degeneracy.jl
@@ -154,5 +154,5 @@ function k_corona(g::AbstractGraph, k; corenum=core_number(g))
     kcoreg = g[kcore]
     kcoredeg = degree(kcoreg)
 
-    return kcore[findall(occursin(k), kcoredeg)]
+    return kcore[findall(equalto(k), kcoredeg)]
 end