diff --git a/qqq-backend-core/src/main/java/com/kingsrook/qqq/backend/core/model/actions/tables/query/QFilterCriteria.java b/qqq-backend-core/src/main/java/com/kingsrook/qqq/backend/core/model/actions/tables/query/QFilterCriteria.java
index 0072b6c9..2274cc55 100644
--- a/qqq-backend-core/src/main/java/com/kingsrook/qqq/backend/core/model/actions/tables/query/QFilterCriteria.java
+++ b/qqq-backend-core/src/main/java/com/kingsrook/qqq/backend/core/model/actions/tables/query/QFilterCriteria.java
@@ -278,6 +278,11 @@ public class QFilterCriteria implements Serializable, Cloneable
    @Override
    public String toString()
    {
+      if(fieldName == null)
+      {
+         return ("<null-field-criteria>");
+      }
+
       StringBuilder rs = new StringBuilder(fieldName);
       try
       {