diff --git a/qqq-backend-core/src/main/java/com/kingsrook/qqq/backend/core/model/actions/tables/query/QQueryFilter.java b/qqq-backend-core/src/main/java/com/kingsrook/qqq/backend/core/model/actions/tables/query/QQueryFilter.java
index 18746cd6..231d6864 100644
--- a/qqq-backend-core/src/main/java/com/kingsrook/qqq/backend/core/model/actions/tables/query/QQueryFilter.java
+++ b/qqq-backend-core/src/main/java/com/kingsrook/qqq/backend/core/model/actions/tables/query/QQueryFilter.java
@@ -359,7 +359,7 @@ public class QQueryFilter implements Serializable, Cloneable
          rs.append(")");
 
          rs.append("OrderBy[");
-         for(QFilterOrderBy orderBy : orderBys)
+         for(QFilterOrderBy orderBy : CollectionUtils.nonNullList(orderBys))
          {
             rs.append(orderBy).append(",");
          }