diff --git a/importexport/inc/class.importexport_definition.inc.php b/importexport/inc/class.importexport_definition.inc.php
index 8626819bf8..1ede7bc30b 100644
--- a/importexport/inc/class.importexport_definition.inc.php
+++ b/importexport/inc/class.importexport_definition.inc.php
@@ -93,11 +93,8 @@ class importexport_definition implements importexport_iface_egw_record {
 			{
 				$options_data = importexport_arrayxml::xml2array( $this->definition['plugin_options'] );
 				$this->definition['plugin_options'] = (array)$options_data['root'];
-				if($this->definition['filter'])
-				{
-					$filter = importexport_arrayxml::xml2array( $this->definition['filter']  );
-					$this->definition['filter'] = $filter['root'];
-				}
+				if($this->definition['filter']) $filter = importexport_arrayxml::xml2array( $this->definition['filter']  );
+				$this->definition['filter'] = $filter['root'];
 			}
 			catch (Throwable $e)
 			{