--- /QCodec.java	2023-07-05 02:20:19.890123420 +0200
+++ /Codec-1/src/java/org/apache/commons/codec/net/QCodec.java	2023-07-05 02:20:19.894123420 +0200
@@ -270,7 +270,7 @@
      *                  encountered during the decode process.
      */
     public Object decode(Object pObject) throws DecoderException {
-        if (pObject == null) {
+if  ( bytes == null )  {
             return null;
         } else if (pObject instanceof String) {
             return decode((String) pObject);
