Index: app/models/journal.rb
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--- app/models/journal.rb	(revision 1538)
+++ app/models/journal.rb	(revision 1539)
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@
                             :author_key => :user_id,
                             :find_options => {:include => [{:issue => :project}, :details, :user],
                                               :conditions => "#{Journal.table_name}.journalized_type = 'Issue' AND" +
-                                                             " (#{JournalDetail.table_name}.prop_key = 'status_id' OR #{Journal.table_name}.notes <> '')"}
+                                                             " (#{JournalDetail.table_name}.prop_key = 'status_id' OR LENGTH(#{Journal.table_name}.notes) > 0)"}
   
   def save(*args)
     # Do not save an empty journal