diff --git a/manuskript/models/characterPOVModel.py b/manuskript/models/characterPOVModel.py
index fbbe419e..03309a71 100644
--- a/manuskript/models/characterPOVModel.py
+++ b/manuskript/models/characterPOVModel.py
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env python
 # --!-- coding: utf8 --!--
 from PyQt5.QtCore import QModelIndex, QSortFilterProxyModel
-
+from manuskript.enums import Character as C
 
 class characterPOVModel(QSortFilterProxyModel):
 
@@ -14,7 +14,11 @@ class characterPOVModel(QSortFilterProxyModel):
             sourceModel.dataChanged.connect(self.sourceDataChanged)
 
     def filterAcceptsRow(self, sourceRow, sourceParent):
-        return self.sourceModel().pov(sourceRow)
+        # Although I would prefer to reuse the existing characterModel.pov() method,
+        # this is simpler to do, actually works and also more ideomatic Qt code.
+        index = self.sourceModel().index(sourceRow, C.pov.value, sourceParent)
+        value = self.sourceModel().data(index)
+        return bool(value)
 
     def rowToSource(self, row):
         index = self.index(row, 0)