--- /RFC1522Codec.java	2023-07-05 02:57:27.830056151 +0200
+++ /Codec-1/src/java/org/apache/commons/codec/net/RFC1522Codec.java	2023-07-05 02:57:27.834056151 +0200
@@ -98,8 +98,9 @@
      throws DecoderException, UnsupportedEncodingException  
     {
         if (text == null) {
-            return null;
-        }
+ 
+return null; 
+ 
         if ((!text.startsWith("=?")) || (!text.endsWith("?="))) {
             throw new DecoderException("RFC 1522 violation: malformed encoded content");
         }
