diff --git a/com.ibm.wala.core/src/com/ibm/wala/ipa/callgraph/propagation/cfa/ContainerContextSelector.java b/com.ibm.wala.core/src/com/ibm/wala/ipa/callgraph/propagation/cfa/ContainerContextSelector.java
index 474e60a60..54c5358a5 100644
--- a/com.ibm.wala.core/src/com/ibm/wala/ipa/callgraph/propagation/cfa/ContainerContextSelector.java
+++ b/com.ibm.wala.core/src/com/ibm/wala/ipa/callgraph/propagation/cfa/ContainerContextSelector.java
@@ -63,6 +63,8 @@ public class ContainerContextSelector implements ContextSelector {
   private final static MethodReference ArraysCopyOfRange = MethodReference.findOrCreate(Arrays, "copyOfRange", "([CII)[C");
   private final static MethodReference ArraysCopyOf = MethodReference.findOrCreate(Arrays, "copyOf", "([Ljava/lang/Object;I)[Ljava/lang/Object;");
   private final static MethodReference ArraysCopyOf2 = MethodReference.findOrCreate(Arrays, "copyOf", "([Ljava/lang/Object;ILjava/lang/Class;)[Ljava/lang/Object;");
+  private final static MethodReference StringValueOf = MethodReference.findOrCreate(TypeReference.JavaLangString, "valueOf", "(Ljava/lang/Object;)Ljava/lang/String;");
+  
   /**
    * The governing class hierarchy.
    */
@@ -136,6 +138,9 @@ public class ContainerContextSelector implements ContextSelector {
     if (m.equals(ArraysCopyOf2)) {
       return true;
     }
+    if (m.equals(StringValueOf)) {
+      return true;
+    }
     return false;
   }