diff --git a/pulsar-jms-filters/src/main/java/com/datastax/oss/pulsar/jms/selectors/JMSFilter.java b/pulsar-jms-filters/src/main/java/com/datastax/oss/pulsar/jms/selectors/JMSFilter.java
index 607c2acd..c4945a60 100644
--- a/pulsar-jms-filters/src/main/java/com/datastax/oss/pulsar/jms/selectors/JMSFilter.java
+++ b/pulsar-jms-filters/src/main/java/com/datastax/oss/pulsar/jms/selectors/JMSFilter.java
@@ -736,7 +736,7 @@ static Object getProperty(Map<String, String> cacheProperties, String name) {
     // we pre-compute the type in order to avoid to scan the list to fine the type
     String type = SYSTEM_PROPERTIES_TYPES.get(name);
     if (type == null) {
-      type = cacheProperties.get(propertyType(name));
+      type = propertyType(name);
     }
     String value = cacheProperties.get(name);
     return getObjectProperty(value, type);