diff --git a/server/handler/getIncident.go b/server/handler/getIncident.go
index 9567d4e..4d737bd 100644
--- a/server/handler/getIncident.go
+++ b/server/handler/getIncident.go
@@ -109,7 +109,9 @@ func (h *Handler) GetIncident(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
 				// get worknotes for this incident
 				for _, note := range wknList {
 					if note.IncidentNumber == inc.IncidentNumber.String {
-						wkn = append(wkn, note.Note.String)
+						if note.Note.Valid {
+							wkn = append(wkn, note.Note.String)
+						}
 					}
 				}
 
@@ -214,7 +216,10 @@ func (h *Handler) getSingleIncident(number string, ctx context.Context) ([]byte,
 	}
 
 	for _, note := range wknotes {
-		wkn = append(wkn, note.Note.String)
+		if note.Note.Valid {
+			wkn = append(wkn, note.Note.String)
+		}
+
 	}
 
 	// convert from database resposne to expected json format