diff --git a/core-api/src/main/java/com/optimizely/ab/Optimizely.java b/core-api/src/main/java/com/optimizely/ab/Optimizely.java
index e4070e681..68fc71326 100644
--- a/core-api/src/main/java/com/optimizely/ab/Optimizely.java
+++ b/core-api/src/main/java/com/optimizely/ab/Optimizely.java
@@ -655,8 +655,8 @@ else if (userId == null) {
         }
 
         String variableValue = variable.getDefaultValue();
-
-        FeatureDecision featureDecision = decisionService.getVariationForFeature(featureFlag, userId, attributes);
+        Map<String, ?> filteredAttributes = filterAttributes(projectConfig, attributes);
+        FeatureDecision featureDecision = decisionService.getVariationForFeature(featureFlag, userId, filteredAttributes);
         if (featureDecision.variation != null) {
             LiveVariableUsageInstance liveVariableUsageInstance =
                     featureDecision.variation.getVariableIdToLiveVariableUsageInstanceMap().get(variable.getId());