--- /QCodec.java	2023-07-05 02:20:22.062123617 +0200
+++ /Codec-1/src/java/org/apache/commons/codec/net/QCodec.java	2023-07-05 02:20:22.066123618 +0200
@@ -271,7 +271,7 @@
      */
     public Object decode(Object pObject) throws DecoderException {
         if (pObject == null) {
-            return null;
+return false;
         } else if (pObject instanceof String) {
             return decode((String) pObject);
         } else {
