diff --git a/spring-cloud-function-context/src/main/java/org/springframework/cloud/function/context/catalog/FunctionAroundWrapper.java b/spring-cloud-function-context/src/main/java/org/springframework/cloud/function/context/catalog/FunctionAroundWrapper.java
index 6bf171824..bdb9410b8 100644
--- a/spring-cloud-function-context/src/main/java/org/springframework/cloud/function/context/catalog/FunctionAroundWrapper.java
+++ b/spring-cloud-function-context/src/main/java/org/springframework/cloud/function/context/catalog/FunctionAroundWrapper.java
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@ import java.util.function.BiFunction;
 
 import org.springframework.cloud.function.context.catalog.SimpleFunctionRegistry.FunctionInvocationWrapper;
 import org.springframework.messaging.Message;
+import org.springframework.util.StringUtils;
 
 /**
  * Wrapper that acts as around advise over function invocation.