diff --git a/sdk/openbr_plugin.cpp b/sdk/openbr_plugin.cpp
index 7f84972..612ad95 100644
--- a/sdk/openbr_plugin.cpp
+++ b/sdk/openbr_plugin.cpp
@@ -256,11 +256,13 @@ void File::init(const QString &file)
                 if (words[1][0] == '(') {
                     QStringList values = words[1].split(',');
                     if (values.size() == 2) /* QPointF */ {
-                        QPointF point(values[0].remove('(').toFloat(), values[1].remove(')').toFloat());
+                        values[1].chop(1);
+                        QPointF point(values[0].mid(1).toFloat(), values[1].remove(')').toFloat());
                         set(words[0], point);
                        }
                     else /* QRectF */ {
-                        QRectF rect(values[0].remove('(').toFloat(), values[1].toFloat(), values[2].toFloat(), values[3].remove(')').toFloat());
+                        values[3].chop(1);
+                        QRectF rect(values[0].mid(1).toFloat(), values[1].toFloat(), values[2].toFloat(), values[3].remove(')').toFloat());
                         set(words[0], rect);
                     }
                 }
diff --git a/sdk/plugins/validate.cpp b/sdk/plugins/validate.cpp
index e372858..3718ffa 100644
--- a/sdk/plugins/validate.cpp
+++ b/sdk/plugins/validate.cpp
@@ -105,7 +105,7 @@ class FilterDistance : public Distance
         foreach (const QString &key, Globals->filters.keys()) {
             bool keep = false;
             const QString metadata = a.file.get<QString>(key, "");
-            if (metadata.isEmpty()) continue;
+            if (metadata.isEmpty() || Globals->filters[key].isEmpty()) continue;
             foreach (const QString &value, Globals->filters[key]) {
                 if (metadata == value) {
                     keep = true;