diff --git a/dashboard/src/views/app.js b/dashboard/src/views/app.js
index 4c3d77cc0..962e9c7b3 100644
--- a/dashboard/src/views/app.js
+++ b/dashboard/src/views/app.js
@@ -148,14 +148,14 @@ angular.module('Application').controller('AppController', ['$scope', '$location'
             placeholder: 'Add admin notes here...',
 
             edit: function () {
-                $scope.info.notes.content = $scope.app.notes || $scope.app.manifest.postInstallMessage;
+                $scope.info.notes.content = $scope.app.notes === null ? $scope.app.manifest.postInstallMessage : $scope.app.notes;
                 $scope.info.notes.editing = true;
 
                 setTimeout(function () { document.getElementById('adminNotesTextarea').focus(); }, 1);
             },
 
             dismiss: function () {
-                $scope.info.notes.content = $scope.app.notes || $scope.app.manifest.postInstallMessage;
+                $scope.info.notes.content = $scope.app.notes === null ? $scope.app.manifest.postInstallMessage : $scope.app.notes;
                 $scope.info.notes.editing = false;
             },
 
@@ -175,7 +175,7 @@ angular.module('Application').controller('AppController', ['$scope', '$location'
                     refreshApp($scope.app.id, function (error) {
                         if (error) return Client.error(error);
 
-                        $scope.info.notes.content = $scope.app.notes || $scope.app.manifest.postInstallMessage;
+                        $scope.info.notes.content = $scope.app.notes === null ? $scope.app.manifest.postInstallMessage : $scope.app.notes;
                         $scope.info.notes.busySave = false;
                         $scope.info.notes.editing = false;
                     });
@@ -185,7 +185,7 @@ angular.module('Application').controller('AppController', ['$scope', '$location'
 
         show: function () {
             $scope.info.hasOldChecklist = !!Object.keys($scope.app.checklist).find((k) => { return $scope.app.checklist[k].acknowledged; });
-            $scope.info.notes.content = $scope.app.notes || $scope.app.manifest.postInstallMessage;
+            $scope.info.notes.content = $scope.app.notes === null ? $scope.app.manifest.postInstallMessage : $scope.app.notes;
             $scope.info.notes.editing = false;
             $scope.info.notes.busy = false;
         },