diff --git a/symmetric-core/src/main/java/org/jumpmind/symmetric/io/DbCompareConfig.java b/symmetric-core/src/main/java/org/jumpmind/symmetric/io/DbCompareConfig.java
index c55ddd161d..a420945de0 100644
--- a/symmetric-core/src/main/java/org/jumpmind/symmetric/io/DbCompareConfig.java
+++ b/symmetric-core/src/main/java/org/jumpmind/symmetric/io/DbCompareConfig.java
@@ -73,6 +73,9 @@ public String getTargetWhereClause(String tableName) {
             String simpleTableName = DbCompareUtil.getUnqualifiedTableName(tableName);
             whereClause = getWhereClause(simpleTableName, "target");
         }
+        if (StringUtils.isEmpty(whereClause)) {
+            whereClause = "1=1";
+        }        
         return whereClause;
     }