diff --git a/server/AyaNova/DataList/ReviewDataList.cs b/server/AyaNova/DataList/ReviewDataList.cs
index 83110470..371f6a8c 100644
--- a/server/AyaNova/DataList/ReviewDataList.cs
+++ b/server/AyaNova/DataList/ReviewDataList.cs
@@ -196,7 +196,7 @@ namespace AyaNova.DataList
            CurrentUserRoles.HasFlag(AuthorizationRoles.AccountingFull);
             if (!HasSupervisorRole)
                 return "[{\"fld\":\"metareviewuser\",\"filter\":{\"items\":[{\"op\":\"=\",\"value\":" + user.Id.ToString() + "}]}}]";
-            return null;
+            return "[]";//this means effectively don't process this at all
         }
 
     }//eoc