Eclipse Question

When I use:
 String browse = "FF";

The following code works:
    if (browse.equals("FF")) {

            driver = new RemoteWebDriver(
                    new URL("http://localhost:4444/wd/hub"),
                    DesiredCapabilities.firefox());
        }

If I substitute:

String browse = System.getProperty("browse");

It does not work.

I use system.getProperty elsewhere in my code (not in an IF statement) and it works fine.  I have the property in my run configuration arguments tab.

In both cases   System.out.println(browse); returns FF .


Scott