diff --git a/compute/src/main/clojure/org/jclouds/predicate.clj b/compute/src/main/clojure/org/jclouds/predicate.clj
index bf024c44e6..1a35f88ae4 100644
--- a/compute/src/main/clojure/org/jclouds/predicate.clj
+++ b/compute/src/main/clojure/org/jclouds/predicate.clj
@@ -28,5 +28,5 @@
     (reify com.google.common.base.Predicate
       (apply [this input] (p input))))
 
-  nil
-  (to-predicate [_] nil))
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+  com.google.common.base.Predicate
+  (to-predicate [p] p))
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diff --git a/compute/src/test/clojure/org/jclouds/compute2_test.clj b/compute/src/test/clojure/org/jclouds/compute2_test.clj
index fea140faea..d173b481ac 100644
--- a/compute/src/test/clojure/org/jclouds/compute2_test.clj
+++ b/compute/src/test/clojure/org/jclouds/compute2_test.clj
@@ -62,6 +62,9 @@ list, Alan Dipert and MeikelBrandmeyer."
   (is (= 1 (count (nodes *compute*))))
   (is (= 1 (count (nodes-in-group *compute* "fred"))))
   (is (= 1 (count (nodes-with-details-matching *compute* (in-group "fred")))))
+  (is (= 1 (count (nodes-with-details-matching *compute*
+    (reify com.google.common.base.Predicate
+      (apply [this input] (= (.getGroup input) "fred")))))))
   (is (= 0 (count (nodes-with-details-matching *compute* (in-group "othergroup")))))
   (suspend-nodes-matching *compute* (in-group "fred"))
   (is (suspended? (first (nodes-with-details-matching *compute* (in-group "fred")))))