diff --git a/rowers/views/workoutviews.py b/rowers/views/workoutviews.py
index 6a74633e..9deaecef 100644
--- a/rowers/views/workoutviews.py
+++ b/rowers/views/workoutviews.py
@@ -1874,7 +1874,7 @@ def workout_downloadmetar_view(request,id=0,
         try:
             row.notes += "\n"+message
         except TypeError:
-            if message:
+            if message is not None:
                 row.notes += message
         
         row.save()