2 files changed, 4 insertions, 5 deletions

diff --git a/cps-ri/src/main/java/org/onap/cps/spi/impl/CpsDataPersistenceServiceImpl.java b/cps-ri/src/main/java/org/onap/cps/spi/impl/CpsDataPersistenceServiceImpl.java
index fdb01485ad..02f723029d 100644
--- a/cps-ri/src/main/java/org/onap/cps/spi/impl/CpsDataPersistenceServiceImpl.java
+++ b/cps-ri/src/main/java/org/onap/cps/spi/impl/CpsDataPersistenceServiceImpl.java
@@ -692,8 +692,7 @@ public class CpsDataPersistenceServiceImpl implements CpsDataPersistenceService
     private String mergeLeaves(final Map<String, Serializable> updateLeaves, final String currentLeavesAsString) {
         Map<String, Serializable> currentLeavesAsMap = new HashMap<>();
         if (currentLeavesAsString != null) {
-            currentLeavesAsMap = currentLeavesAsString.isEmpty()
-                    ? new HashMap<>() : jsonObjectMapper.convertJsonString(currentLeavesAsString, Map.class);
+            currentLeavesAsMap = jsonObjectMapper.convertJsonString(currentLeavesAsString, Map.class);
             currentLeavesAsMap.putAll(updateLeaves);
         }
 
diff --git a/cps-ri/src/main/java/org/onap/cps/spi/impl/CpsModulePersistenceServiceImpl.java b/cps-ri/src/main/java/org/onap/cps/spi/impl/CpsModulePersistenceServiceImpl.java
index e149a1f149..136512077c 100755
--- a/cps-ri/src/main/java/org/onap/cps/spi/impl/CpsModulePersistenceServiceImpl.java
+++ b/cps-ri/src/main/java/org/onap/cps/spi/impl/CpsModulePersistenceServiceImpl.java
@@ -340,15 +340,15 @@ public class CpsModulePersistenceServiceImpl implements CpsModulePersistenceServ
         if (optionalFileName.isPresent()) {
             return optionalFileName.get();
         }
-        return null;
+        return "no filename";
     }
 
     private String getDuplicatedChecksumFromException(final ConstraintViolationException exception) {
         final Matcher matcher = CHECKSUM_EXCEPTION_PATTERN.matcher(exception.getSQLException().getMessage());
-        if (matcher.find() && matcher.groupCount() == 1) {
+        if (matcher.find()) {
             return matcher.group(1);
         }
-        return null;
+        return "no checksum found";
     }
 
     private static ModuleReference toModuleReference(