diff --git a/package.nw/lib/roster.js b/package.nw/lib/roster.js
index 3fcd3f8..dfb8b3b 100644
--- a/package.nw/lib/roster.js
+++ b/package.nw/lib/roster.js
@@ -2847,7 +2847,7 @@ function buildAwardTypeHandlers()
   g_awardTypes.cont2band.test = testAcont2band;
   g_awardTypes.calls2band.test = testAcalls2band;
   g_awardTypes.dxcc2band.test = testAdxcc2band;
-  g_awardTypes.states2band.test = testAstates2band;
+  g_awardTypes.states2band.test = testAstates;
 
   g_awardTypes.IOTA.compile = singleCompile;
   g_awardTypes.call.compile = singleCompile;
@@ -2891,7 +2891,12 @@ function scoreAstates(award, obj)
 
 function testAstates(award, obj, baseHash)
 {
-  if (obj.state && obj.state + baseHash in g_tracker[award.test.look].state)
+  // calls with empty state will not match anything in the hash map. so filter those out
+  if (!obj.state || obj.state.trim() === "")
+  {
+    return false;
+  }
+  if (obj.state + baseHash in g_tracker[award.test.look].state)
   {
     return false;
   }
@@ -2915,15 +2920,6 @@ function scoreAstates2band(award, obj)
   return false;
 }
 
-function testAstates2band(award, obj, baseHash)
-{
-  if (obj.state && obj.state + baseHash in g_tracker[award.test.look].state)
-  {
-    return false;
-  }
-  return true;
-}
-
 function scoreAdxcc(award, obj)
 {
   if (!(obj.dxcc in award.stat)) award.stat[obj.dxcc] = newAwardCountObject();
@@ -3457,9 +3453,14 @@ function scoreAcqz(award, obj)
 
 function testAcqz(award, obj, baseHash)
 {
-  if (obj.cqz)
+  // calls with empty cqz will not match anything in the hash map. so filter those out
+  if (!obj.cqz || obj.cqz.trim() === "")
   {
-    if (obj.cqz + "|" + baseHash in g_tracker[award.test.look].cqz) return false;
+    return false;
+  }
+  if (obj.cqz + "|" + baseHash in g_tracker[award.test.look].cqz)
+  {
+    return false;
   }
   return true;
 }
diff --git a/package.nw/lib/roster/processRosterFiltering.js b/package.nw/lib/roster/processRosterFiltering.js
index 46ffce0..d683292 100644
--- a/package.nw/lib/roster/processRosterFiltering.js
+++ b/package.nw/lib/roster/processRosterFiltering.js
@@ -392,22 +392,22 @@ function processRosterFiltering(callRoster, rosterSettings)
           }
         }
       }
-      if (g_rosterSettings.noUnknownRosterAlerts)
-      {
-        if (callObj.dxcc === 291 || callObj.dxcc === 110 || callObj.dxcc === 6)
-        {
-          if (!callObj.state)
-          {
-            callObj.shouldAlert = false;
-            tx = false;
-          }
-        }
-        if (callObj.cqz === -1)
-        {
-          callObj.shouldAlert = false;
-          tx = false;
-        }
-      }
+      // if (g_rosterSettings.noUnknownRosterAlerts)
+      // {
+      //   if (callObj.dxcc === 291 || callObj.dxcc === 110 || callObj.dxcc === 6)
+      //   {
+      //     if (!callObj.state)
+      //     {
+      //       callObj.shouldAlert = false;
+      //       tx = false;
+      //     }
+      //   }
+      //   if (callObj.cqz === -1)
+      //   {
+      //     callObj.shouldAlert = false;
+      //     tx = false;
+      //   }
+      // }
       let didWork = (baseHash in g_worked.call);
       if (allOnlyNew.checked && didWork && !callObj.qrz)
       {