diff --git a/app/views/todos/_mobile_todo.rhtml b/app/views/todos/_mobile_todo.rhtml
index cd5d2e10..42f48efb 100644
--- a/app/views/todos/_mobile_todo.rhtml
+++ b/app/views/todos/_mobile_todo.rhtml
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ end -%>
 -%><span class="m_t">
 <%  end -%>
 <%= date_span -%> <%= link_to mobile_todo.description, todo_path(mobile_todo, :format => 'm') -%>
-<% unless mobile_todo.notes.nil? %>
+<% unless mobile_todo.notes.blank? %>
 <%= link_to(image_tag("mobile_notes.png", :border => "0"), mobile_todo_show_notes_path(mobile_todo, :format => 'm')) -%>
 <% end %>
 <%  if parent_container_type == 'context' or parent_container_type == 'tag' -%>
diff --git a/app/views/todos/_todo.html.erb b/app/views/todos/_todo.html.erb
index e163fb26..3209ccc0 100644
--- a/app/views/todos/_todo.html.erb
+++ b/app/views/todos/_todo.html.erb
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ parameters += "&_tag_name=#{@tag_name}" if @source_view == 'tag'
       <%= tag_list(todo) %>
       <%= deferred_due_date(todo) %>
       <%= project_and_context_links( todo, parent_container_type, :suppress_context => suppress_context, :suppress_project => suppress_project ) %>
-      <%= collapsed_notes_image(todo) unless todo.notes.nil? %>
+      <%= collapsed_notes_image(todo) unless todo.notes.blank? %>
       <%= collapsed_successors_image(todo) unless todo.pending_successors.empty? %>
     </div>
   </div>
@@ -39,4 +39,4 @@ parameters += "&_tag_name=#{@tag_name}" if @source_view == 'tag'
     <% #note: edit form will load here remotely -%>
     <div class="placeholder"> </div>
   </div>
-</div>
\ No newline at end of file
+</div>