diff --git a/artemis-protocols/artemis-openwire-protocol/src/main/java/org/apache/activemq/artemis/core/protocol/openwire/OpenWireMessageConverter.java b/artemis-protocols/artemis-openwire-protocol/src/main/java/org/apache/activemq/artemis/core/protocol/openwire/OpenWireMessageConverter.java
index 457593d76a..0948f8a926 100644
--- a/artemis-protocols/artemis-openwire-protocol/src/main/java/org/apache/activemq/artemis/core/protocol/openwire/OpenWireMessageConverter.java
+++ b/artemis-protocols/artemis-openwire-protocol/src/main/java/org/apache/activemq/artemis/core/protocol/openwire/OpenWireMessageConverter.java
@@ -97,8 +97,6 @@ public class OpenWireMessageConverter implements MessageConverter<OpenwireMessag
    private static final SimpleString AMQ_MSG_DROPPABLE =  new SimpleString(AMQ_PREFIX + "DROPPABLE");
    private static final SimpleString AMQ_MSG_COMPRESSED = new SimpleString(AMQ_PREFIX + "COMPRESSED");
 
-   private static final String AMQ_NOTIFICATIONS_DESTINATION = "activemq.notifications";
-
    private final WireFormat marshaller;
 
    public OpenWireMessageConverter(WireFormat marshaller) {
@@ -516,7 +514,7 @@ public class OpenWireMessageConverter implements MessageConverter<OpenwireMessag
    public MessageDispatch createMessageDispatch(MessageReference reference,
                                                        ICoreMessage message,
                                                        AMQConsumer consumer) throws IOException, JMSException {
-      ActiveMQMessage amqMessage = toAMQMessage(reference, message, consumer.getOpenwireDestination());
+      ActiveMQMessage amqMessage = toAMQMessage(reference, message, consumer);
 
       //we can use core message id for sequenceId
       amqMessage.getMessageId().setBrokerSequenceId(message.getMessageID());
@@ -533,7 +531,7 @@ public class OpenWireMessageConverter implements MessageConverter<OpenwireMessag
 
    private ActiveMQMessage toAMQMessage(MessageReference reference,
                                                ICoreMessage coreMessage,
-                                               ActiveMQDestination actualDestination) throws IOException {
+                                               AMQConsumer consumer) throws IOException {
       ActiveMQMessage amqMsg = null;
       byte coreType = coreMessage.getType();
       switch (coreType) {
@@ -779,7 +777,7 @@ public class OpenWireMessageConverter implements MessageConverter<OpenwireMessag
          DataStructure ds = (DataStructure) marshaller.unmarshal(seq);
          amqMsg.setDataStructure(ds);
       }
-
+      final ActiveMQDestination actualDestination = consumer.getOpenwireDestination();
       amqMsg.setDestination(OpenWireUtil.toAMQAddress(coreMessage, actualDestination));
 
       Object value = coreMessage.getGroupID();
@@ -869,7 +867,7 @@ public class OpenWireMessageConverter implements MessageConverter<OpenwireMessag
          for (SimpleString s : props) {
             String keyStr = s.toString();
             if ((keyStr.startsWith("_AMQ") || keyStr.startsWith("__HDR_")) &&
-                    !(actualDestination.toString().contains(AMQ_NOTIFICATIONS_DESTINATION))) {
+                    !consumer.hasNotificationDestination()) {
                continue;
             }
             Object prop = coreMessage.getObjectProperty(s);
diff --git a/artemis-protocols/artemis-openwire-protocol/src/main/java/org/apache/activemq/artemis/core/protocol/openwire/amq/AMQConsumer.java b/artemis-protocols/artemis-openwire-protocol/src/main/java/org/apache/activemq/artemis/core/protocol/openwire/amq/AMQConsumer.java
index 77051cc229..bfa51eb510 100644
--- a/artemis-protocols/artemis-openwire-protocol/src/main/java/org/apache/activemq/artemis/core/protocol/openwire/amq/AMQConsumer.java
+++ b/artemis-protocols/artemis-openwire-protocol/src/main/java/org/apache/activemq/artemis/core/protocol/openwire/amq/AMQConsumer.java
@@ -53,8 +53,10 @@ import org.apache.activemq.command.MessagePull;
 import org.apache.activemq.command.RemoveInfo;
 
 public class AMQConsumer {
+   private static final String AMQ_NOTIFICATIONS_DESTINATION = "activemq.notifications";
    private AMQSession session;
-   private org.apache.activemq.command.ActiveMQDestination openwireDestination;
+   private final org.apache.activemq.command.ActiveMQDestination openwireDestination;
+   private final boolean hasNotificationDestination;
    private ConsumerInfo info;
    private final ScheduledExecutorService scheduledPool;
    private ServerConsumer serverConsumer;
@@ -74,6 +76,7 @@ public class AMQConsumer {
                       boolean internalAddress) {
       this.session = amqSession;
       this.openwireDestination = d;
+      this.hasNotificationDestination = d.toString().contains(AMQ_NOTIFICATIONS_DESTINATION);
       this.info = info;
       this.scheduledPool = scheduledPool;
       this.prefetchSize = info.getPrefetchSize();
@@ -331,6 +334,10 @@ public class AMQConsumer {
       serverConsumer.close(false);
    }
 
+   public boolean hasNotificationDestination() {
+      return hasNotificationDestination;
+   }
+
    public org.apache.activemq.command.ActiveMQDestination getOpenwireDestination() {
       return openwireDestination;
    }