diff --git a/Core/src/org/sleuthkit/autopsy/communications/relationships/CallLogNode.java b/Core/src/org/sleuthkit/autopsy/communications/relationships/CallLogNode.java
index 055cddcc09..3151d75780 100755
--- a/Core/src/org/sleuthkit/autopsy/communications/relationships/CallLogNode.java
+++ b/Core/src/org/sleuthkit/autopsy/communications/relationships/CallLogNode.java
@@ -102,53 +102,57 @@ final class CallLogNode extends BlackboardArtifactNode {
     
     /**
      * Returns the phone number to display in the To/From column. The number is
-     * picked from one the the 3 possible phone number attributes, based on the
+     * picked from one of the 3 possible phone number attributes, based on the
      * direction of the call.
      *
      * @param artifact Call log artifact.
      *
-     * @return Phone number.
+     * @return Phone number to display.
      */
     private String getPhoneNumber(BlackboardArtifact artifact) {
         String direction = getAttributeDisplayString(artifact, TSK_DIRECTION);
 
-        String phoneNumberToReturn = "";
+        String phoneNumberToReturn;
         String fromPhoneNumber = getAttributeDisplayString(artifact, TSK_PHONE_NUMBER_FROM);
         String toPhoneNumber = getAttributeDisplayString(artifact, TSK_PHONE_NUMBER_TO);
         String phoneNumber = getAttributeDisplayString(artifact, TSK_PHONE_NUMBER);
-
         switch (direction.toLowerCase()) {
             case "incoming": // NON-NLS 
-
-                if (!StringUtils.isBlank(fromPhoneNumber)) {
-                    phoneNumberToReturn = fromPhoneNumber;
-                } else if (!StringUtils.isBlank(phoneNumber)) {
-                    phoneNumberToReturn = phoneNumber;
-                } else if (!StringUtils.isBlank(toPhoneNumber)) {
-                    phoneNumberToReturn = toPhoneNumber;
-                }
+                phoneNumberToReturn = getFirstNonBlank(fromPhoneNumber, phoneNumber, toPhoneNumber);
                 break;
             case "outgoing": // NON-NLS
-                if (!StringUtils.isBlank(toPhoneNumber)) {
-                    phoneNumberToReturn = toPhoneNumber;
-                } else if (!StringUtils.isBlank(phoneNumber)) {
-                    phoneNumberToReturn = phoneNumber;
-                } else if (!StringUtils.isBlank(fromPhoneNumber)) {
-                    phoneNumberToReturn = fromPhoneNumber;
-                }
+                phoneNumberToReturn = getFirstNonBlank(toPhoneNumber, phoneNumber, fromPhoneNumber);
                 break;
             default:
-                if (!StringUtils.isBlank(toPhoneNumber)) {
-                    phoneNumberToReturn = toPhoneNumber;
-                } else if (!StringUtils.isBlank(fromPhoneNumber)) {
-                    phoneNumberToReturn = fromPhoneNumber;
-                } else if (!StringUtils.isBlank(phoneNumber)) {
-                    phoneNumberToReturn = phoneNumber;
-                }
+                phoneNumberToReturn = getFirstNonBlank(toPhoneNumber, fromPhoneNumber, phoneNumber );
+                break;
         }
 
         return phoneNumberToReturn;
     }
+    
+    /**
+     * Checks the given string arguments in order and returns the first non blank string.
+     * Returns a blank string if all the input strings are blank.
+     * 
+     * @param string1 First string to check
+     * @param string2 Second string to check
+     * @param string3 Third string to check
+     * 
+     * @retunr first non blank string if there is one, blank string otherwise.
+     * 
+     */
+    private String getFirstNonBlank(String string1, String string2, String string3 ) {
+
+        if (!StringUtils.isBlank(string1)) {
+            return string1;
+        } else if (!StringUtils.isBlank(string2)) {
+            return string2;
+        } else if (!StringUtils.isBlank(string3)) {
+            return string3;
+        }
+        return "";
+    }
      /**
      * Circumvent DataResultFilterNode's slightly odd delegation to
      * BlackboardArtifactNode.getSourceName().