diff --git a/scidOnTheGo/src/main/java/org/scid/database/ScidCursor.java b/scidOnTheGo/src/main/java/org/scid/database/ScidCursor.java
index 9060c33..01d0ed7 100644
--- a/scidOnTheGo/src/main/java/org/scid/database/ScidCursor.java
+++ b/scidOnTheGo/src/main/java/org/scid/database/ScidCursor.java
@@ -153,7 +153,7 @@ private void setGameInfo(int gameNo, boolean isFavorite) {
 		gameInfo.setDeleted(DataBase.isDeleted());
 	}
 
-	private String getSanitizedString(byte[] value) {
+	private static String getSanitizedString(byte[] value) {
 		if (value == null) {
 			return "";
 		} else {