diff --git a/core/DataTable/Filter/ExcludeLowPopulation.php b/core/DataTable/Filter/ExcludeLowPopulation.php
index 9e16cc0ef12dce04b8f1f4361820c26044d720a9..e6a423ef50800626f05f5b038608e9d48b61a292 100644
--- a/core/DataTable/Filter/ExcludeLowPopulation.php
+++ b/core/DataTable/Filter/ExcludeLowPopulation.php
@@ -87,6 +87,9 @@ class ExcludeLowPopulation extends BaseFilter
      */
     public function filter($table)
     {
+        if(empty($this->columnToFilter)) {
+            return;
+        }
         $minimumValue = $this->minimumValue;
         $isValueLowPopulation = function ($value) use ($minimumValue) {
             return $value < $minimumValue;