diff --git a/ChangeLog b/ChangeLog
index cabd5d332..3cadf5dde 100644
--- a/ChangeLog
+++ b/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,7 @@
+2007-07-17  Alex Roitman  <shura@gramps-project.org>
+	* src/GrampsDb/_GrampsBSDDB.py (convert_notes_13): Only create a
+	note if source text was non-empty.
+
 2007-07-17  Zsolt Foldvari  <zfoldvar@users.sourceforge.net>
 	* src/Spell.py:
 	* src/Editors/_EditNote.py:
diff --git a/src/GrampsDb/_GrampsBSDDB.py b/src/GrampsDb/_GrampsBSDDB.py
index d8930d0f5..ff468744f 100644
--- a/src/GrampsDb/_GrampsBSDDB.py
+++ b/src/GrampsDb/_GrampsBSDDB.py
@@ -2072,13 +2072,14 @@ class GrampsBSDDB(GrampsDbBase, UpdateCallback):
                                         nttype=NoteType.SOURCEREF, 
                                         private=priv)
             # Also we lose the text field and make it a note
-            handle = str(self.create_id())
-            gramps_id = self.find_next_note_gramps_id()
-            note_tuple = (handle, gramps_id, text, Note.FLOWED,
-                          (NoteType.SOURCE_TEXT, '', ), self.change_13,
-                          (-1, '', ), priv)
-            self.commit_13(note_tuple, NOTE_KEY, self.note_map, [])
-            note_list += [handle]
+            if text.strip():
+                handle = str(self.create_id())
+                gramps_id = self.find_next_note_gramps_id()
+                note_tuple = (handle, gramps_id, text, Note.FLOWED,
+                              (NoteType.SOURCE_TEXT, '', ), self.change_13,
+                              (-1, '', ), priv)
+                self.commit_13(note_tuple, NOTE_KEY, self.note_map, [])
+                note_list += [handle]
             new_obj = (date, priv, note_list, conf, ref, page)
         elif name == 'Attribute':
             (priv, source_list, note, the_type, value) = obj