diff --git a/api/src/main/java/edu/cornell/mannlib/vitro/webapp/dao/jena/DataPropertyStatementDaoJena.java b/api/src/main/java/edu/cornell/mannlib/vitro/webapp/dao/jena/DataPropertyStatementDaoJena.java
index e056d4468..cabaef2cf 100644
--- a/api/src/main/java/edu/cornell/mannlib/vitro/webapp/dao/jena/DataPropertyStatementDaoJena.java
+++ b/api/src/main/java/edu/cornell/mannlib/vitro/webapp/dao/jena/DataPropertyStatementDaoJena.java
@@ -470,7 +470,7 @@ public class DataPropertyStatementDaoJena extends JenaBaseDao implements DataPro
                                                  String propertyUri,
                                                  Set<String> constructQueries) {
         
-        if (constructQueries == null) {
+        if (constructQueries == null || constructQueries.isEmpty() ) {
             return null;
         }