diff --git a/application/libraries/Receiving_lib.php b/application/libraries/Receiving_lib.php
index 568fb6952..4df7705c0 100644
--- a/application/libraries/Receiving_lib.php
+++ b/application/libraries/Receiving_lib.php
@@ -61,8 +61,7 @@ class Receiving_lib
     function get_comment()
     {
 		// avoid returning a null that results in a 0 in the comment if nothing is set/available
-	
-    	return $this->CI->session->userdata('comment') != null ? $this->CI->session->userdata('comment') : '';
+		return empty($this->CI->session->userdata('comment')) ? '' : $this->CI->session->userdata('comment');
     }
     
     function set_comment($comment)
diff --git a/application/libraries/Sale_lib.php b/application/libraries/Sale_lib.php
index 60ff3a6fe..49816d831 100644
--- a/application/libraries/Sale_lib.php
+++ b/application/libraries/Sale_lib.php
@@ -40,8 +40,7 @@ class Sale_lib
 	function get_comment() 
 	{
 		// avoid returning a null that results in a 0 in the comment if nothing is set/available
-	
-    	return $this->CI->session->userdata('comment') != null ? $this->CI->session->userdata('comment') : '';
+    	return empty($this->CI->session->userdata('comment')) ? '' : $this->CI->session->userdata('comment');
 	}
 
 	function set_comment($comment)