diff --git a/spring-cloud-kubernetes-fabric8-discovery/src/main/java/org/springframework/cloud/kubernetes/fabric8/discovery/Fabric8EndpointsCatalogWatch.java b/spring-cloud-kubernetes-fabric8-discovery/src/main/java/org/springframework/cloud/kubernetes/fabric8/discovery/Fabric8EndpointsCatalogWatch.java
index f429b394..ad178651 100644
--- a/spring-cloud-kubernetes-fabric8-discovery/src/main/java/org/springframework/cloud/kubernetes/fabric8/discovery/Fabric8EndpointsCatalogWatch.java
+++ b/spring-cloud-kubernetes-fabric8-discovery/src/main/java/org/springframework/cloud/kubernetes/fabric8/discovery/Fabric8EndpointsCatalogWatch.java
@@ -28,6 +28,7 @@ import io.fabric8.kubernetes.api.model.ObjectReference;
 
 import org.springframework.cloud.kubernetes.commons.discovery.EndpointNameAndNamespace;
 
+import static org.springframework.cloud.kubernetes.fabric8.discovery.Fabric8KubernetesDiscoveryClientUtils.ALWAYS_TRUE;
 import static org.springframework.cloud.kubernetes.fabric8.discovery.Fabric8KubernetesDiscoveryClientUtils.endpoints;
 
 /**
@@ -41,7 +42,7 @@ final class Fabric8EndpointsCatalogWatch
 	@Override
 	public List<EndpointNameAndNamespace> apply(Fabric8CatalogWatchContext context) {
 		List<Endpoints> endpoints = endpoints(context.properties(), context.kubernetesClient(),
-				context.namespaceProvider(), "catalog-watcher", null, x -> true);
+				context.namespaceProvider(), "catalog-watcher", null, ALWAYS_TRUE);
 
 		/**
 		 * <pre>
diff --git a/spring-cloud-kubernetes-fabric8-discovery/src/main/java/org/springframework/cloud/kubernetes/fabric8/discovery/Fabric8KubernetesDiscoveryClientUtils.java b/spring-cloud-kubernetes-fabric8-discovery/src/main/java/org/springframework/cloud/kubernetes/fabric8/discovery/Fabric8KubernetesDiscoveryClientUtils.java
index 93777104..591eb8fa 100644
--- a/spring-cloud-kubernetes-fabric8-discovery/src/main/java/org/springframework/cloud/kubernetes/fabric8/discovery/Fabric8KubernetesDiscoveryClientUtils.java
+++ b/spring-cloud-kubernetes-fabric8-discovery/src/main/java/org/springframework/cloud/kubernetes/fabric8/discovery/Fabric8KubernetesDiscoveryClientUtils.java
@@ -70,6 +70,8 @@ final class Fabric8KubernetesDiscoveryClientUtils {
 	private static final LogAccessor LOG = new LogAccessor(
 			LogFactory.getLog(Fabric8KubernetesDiscoveryClientUtils.class));
 
+	static final Predicate<Service> ALWAYS_TRUE = x -> true;
+
 	private Fabric8KubernetesDiscoveryClientUtils() {
 
 	}
@@ -225,7 +227,7 @@ final class Fabric8KubernetesDiscoveryClientUtils {
 	static List<Endpoints> withFilter(List<Endpoints> endpoints, KubernetesDiscoveryProperties properties,
 			KubernetesClient client, Predicate<Service> filter) {
 
-		if (properties.filter() == null || properties.filter().isBlank()) {
+		if (properties.filter() == null || properties.filter().isBlank() || filter == ALWAYS_TRUE) {
 			LOG.debug(() -> "filter not present");
 			return endpoints;
 		}
diff --git a/spring-cloud-kubernetes-fabric8-discovery/src/test/java/org/springframework/cloud/kubernetes/fabric8/discovery/Fabric8KubernetesDiscoveryClientUtilsFilterTests.java b/spring-cloud-kubernetes-fabric8-discovery/src/test/java/org/springframework/cloud/kubernetes/fabric8/discovery/Fabric8KubernetesDiscoveryClientUtilsFilterTests.java
index d5a4d926..c44d08e0 100644
--- a/spring-cloud-kubernetes-fabric8-discovery/src/test/java/org/springframework/cloud/kubernetes/fabric8/discovery/Fabric8KubernetesDiscoveryClientUtilsFilterTests.java
+++ b/spring-cloud-kubernetes-fabric8-discovery/src/test/java/org/springframework/cloud/kubernetes/fabric8/discovery/Fabric8KubernetesDiscoveryClientUtilsFilterTests.java
@@ -33,6 +33,8 @@ import org.junit.jupiter.api.Test;
 
 import org.springframework.cloud.kubernetes.commons.discovery.KubernetesDiscoveryProperties;
 
+import static org.springframework.cloud.kubernetes.fabric8.discovery.Fabric8KubernetesDiscoveryClientUtils.ALWAYS_TRUE;
+
 /**
  * @author wind57
  */
@@ -53,7 +55,7 @@ class Fabric8KubernetesDiscoveryClientUtilsFilterTests {
 	@Test
 	void withFilterEmptyInput() {
 		List<Endpoints> result = Fabric8KubernetesDiscoveryClientUtils.withFilter(List.of(), PROPERTIES, client,
-				x -> true);
+				ALWAYS_TRUE);
 		Assertions.assertEquals(result.size(), 0);
 	}
 
@@ -87,7 +89,7 @@ class Fabric8KubernetesDiscoveryClientUtilsFilterTests {
 		Endpoints endpoints = createEndpoints("a", "namespace-a");
 		createService("a", "namespace-a");
 		List<Endpoints> result = Fabric8KubernetesDiscoveryClientUtils.withFilter(List.of(endpoints), PROPERTIES,
-				client, x -> true);
+				client, ALWAYS_TRUE);
 		Assertions.assertEquals(result.size(), 1);
 	}
 
@@ -112,6 +114,28 @@ class Fabric8KubernetesDiscoveryClientUtilsFilterTests {
 		Assertions.assertEquals(result.get(0).getMetadata().getNamespace(), "namespace-a");
 	}
 
+	/**
+	 * <pre>
+	 *     - Endpoints with name : "a" and namespace "namespace-a", present
+	 *     - Endpoints with name : "b" and namespace "namespace-b", present
+	 *     - Service with name "a" and namespace "namespace-a" present
+	 *     - Predicate that we use is "ALWAYS_TRUE", so no service filter is applied
+	 *
+	 *     As such, there is a match, single endpoints as result.
+	 *     This test is the same as above with the difference in the predicate.
+	 *     It simulates Fabric8EndpointsCatalogWatch::apply
+	 * </pre>
+	 */
+	@Test
+	void withFilterTwoEndpointsOneMatchInServiceAlwaysTruePredicate() {
+		Endpoints endpointsA = createEndpoints("a", "namespace-a");
+		Endpoints endpointsB = createEndpoints("b", "namespace-b");
+		createService("a", "namespace-a");
+		List<Endpoints> result = Fabric8KubernetesDiscoveryClientUtils.withFilter(List.of(endpointsA, endpointsB),
+				PROPERTIES, client, ALWAYS_TRUE);
+		Assertions.assertEquals(result.size(), 2);
+	}
+
 	/**
 	 * <pre>
 	 *     - Endpoints with name : "a" and namespace "namespace-a", present
@@ -132,7 +156,7 @@ class Fabric8KubernetesDiscoveryClientUtilsFilterTests {
 		createService("c", "namespace-c");
 
 		List<Endpoints> result = Fabric8KubernetesDiscoveryClientUtils.withFilter(List.of(endpointsA, endpointsB),
-				PROPERTIES, client, x -> true);
+				PROPERTIES, client, ALWAYS_TRUE);
 		Assertions.assertEquals(result.size(), 2);
 		result = result.stream().sorted(Comparator.comparing(x -> x.getMetadata().getName())).toList();
 		Assertions.assertEquals(result.get(0).getMetadata().getName(), "a");