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diff --git a/models-base/src/main/java/org/onap/policy/models/base/PfObjectFilter.java b/models-base/src/main/java/org/onap/policy/models/base/PfObjectFilter.java
index 501d9c353..35319b4fd 100644
--- a/models-base/src/main/java/org/onap/policy/models/base/PfObjectFilter.java
+++ b/models-base/src/main/java/org/onap/policy/models/base/PfObjectFilter.java
@@ -25,8 +25,6 @@ import java.util.ArrayList;
 import java.util.Collections;
 import java.util.List;
 
-import lombok.NonNull;
-
 /**
  * Interface for filtering a list of concepts.
  *
@@ -49,8 +47,8 @@ public interface PfObjectFilter<T extends Comparable<T>> {
      * @param pattern the pattern to check against
      * @return match or not
      */
-    public default boolean filterString(@NonNull final String value, final String pattern) {
-        return pattern == null || value.equals(pattern);
+    public default boolean filterString(final String value, final String pattern) {
+        return value == null || pattern == null || value.equals(pattern);
     }
 
     /**