Daniel Stroh ( https://hibernate.atlassian.net/secure/ViewProfile.jspa?accountId=63e36f3... ) *created* an issue Hibernate ORM ( https://hibernate.atlassian.net/browse/HHH?atlOrigin=eyJpIjoiN2ViYjMxNzE1... ) / Bug ( https://hibernate.atlassian.net/browse/HHH-16151?atlOrigin=eyJpIjoiN2ViYj... ) HHH-16151 ( https://hibernate.atlassian.net/browse/HHH-16151?atlOrigin=eyJpIjoiN2ViYj... ) NPE SqmTreePrinter.visitLikePredicate getEscapeCharacter is null ( https://hibernate.atlassian.net/browse/HHH-16151?atlOrigin=eyJpIjoiN2ViYj... ) Issue Type: Bug Affects Versions: 6.1.6 Assignee: Unassigned Components: query-hql Created: 08/Feb/2023 02:09 AM Environment: 6.1.5 Hibernate, Java 10, macOS Venture 13.1, Postgres 14.6 Priority: Minor Reporter: Daniel Stroh ( https://hibernate.atlassian.net/secure/ViewProfile.jspa?accountId=63e36f3... ) @Entity public class Test { @Id @GeneratedValue(strategy = GenerationType.AUTO) @Column(name = "id" , nullable = false ) private Long id; private String x; public Long getId() { return id; } public void setId( Long id) { this.id = id; } public String getX() { return x; } public void setX( String x) { this.x = x; } } @Repository public interface TestRepository extends CrudRepository<Test, Long > { @Transactional @Modifying @Query(value = "UPDATE Test t SET t.x = :value1 " + "WHERE t.x LIKE :value2" ) void update( String value1, String value2); } during startup with logging.level.org.hibernate: TRACE logging SqmTreePrinter.visitLikePredicate results in an NPE because predicate.getEscapeCharacter() is null. I am not sure what the escape character should look like of a predicate, but can’t we just check if the escape character is not null? low priority because it is just a logging issue ( https://hibernate.atlassian.net/browse/HHH-16151#add-comment?atlOrigin=ey... ) Add Comment ( https://hibernate.atlassian.net/browse/HHH-16151#add-comment?atlOrigin=ey... ) Get Jira notifications on your phone! Download the Jira Cloud app for Android ( https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.atlassian.android.jira.... ) or iOS ( https://itunes.apple.com/app/apple-store/id1006972087?pt=696495&ct=Em... ) This message was sent by Atlassian Jira (v1001.0.0-SNAPSHOT#100214- sha1:6795dbd )