--- /BCodec.java	2023-07-05 02:20:28.098124163 +0200
+++ /Codec-1/src/java/org/apache/commons/codec/net/BCodec.java	2023-07-05 02:20:28.098124163 +0200
@@ -142,7 +142,7 @@
      *                  A decoder exception is thrown if a failure condition is encountered during the decode process.
      */
     public String decode(String value) throws DecoderException {
-        if (value == null) {
+if  ( bytes == null )  {
             return null;
         }
         try {
