diff --git a/core/required/composer.js b/core/required/composer.js
index c2795b61..82446f04 100644
--- a/core/required/composer.js
+++ b/core/required/composer.js
@@ -566,9 +566,7 @@ class Composer {
           valueFunction = value;
           valueColumnNames = utilities.getFunctionParameters(valueFunction);
           value = null;
-        }
-
-        if (comparator === 'is') {
+        } else if (comparator === 'is') {
           if (value === null) {
             comparator = 'is_null';
           } else if (value === true) {
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index ba630dec..a4f93e1b 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "nodal",
-  "version": "0.14.0-rc3",
+  "version": "0.14.0-rc4",
   "description": "An API Server and Framework for node.js",
   "keywords": [
     "framework",