diff --git a/app/models/issue.rb b/app/models/issue.rb
index ea18e03..5fe0d05 100644
--- a/app/models/issue.rb
+++ b/app/models/issue.rb
@@ -870,10 +870,13 @@ class Issue < ActiveRecord::Base
     if @current_journal
       # attributes changes
       (Issue.column_names - %w(id root_id lft rgt lock_version created_on updated_on)).each {|c|
+        before = @issue_before_change.send(c)
+        after = send(c)
+        next if before == after || (before.blank? && after.blank?)
         @current_journal.details << JournalDetail.new(:property => 'attr',
                                                       :prop_key => c,
                                                       :old_value => @issue_before_change.send(c),
-                                                      :value => send(c)) unless send(c)==@issue_before_change.send(c)
+                                                      :value => send(c))
       }
       # custom fields changes
       custom_values.each {|c|
diff --git a/test/unit/issue_test.rb b/test/unit/issue_test.rb
index eee84ce..92f604e 100644
--- a/test/unit/issue_test.rb
+++ b/test/unit/issue_test.rb
@@ -733,6 +733,22 @@ class IssueTest < ActiveSupport::TestCase
     assert_equal old_description, detail.old_value
     assert_equal new_description, detail.value
   end
+  
+  def test_blank_descriptions_should_not_be_journalized
+    IssueCustomField.delete_all
+    Issue.update_all("description = NULL", "id=1")
+    
+    i = Issue.first
+    i.init_journal(User.find(2))
+    i.subject = "blank description"
+    i.description = "\r\n"
+    
+    assert_difference 'Journal.count', 1 do
+      assert_difference 'JournalDetail.count', 1 do
+        i.save!
+      end
+    end
+  end
 
   def test_saving_twice_should_not_duplicate_journal_details
     i = Issue.find(:first)