diff --git a/app/src/main/java/org/tasks/ui/DescriptionControlSet.java b/app/src/main/java/org/tasks/ui/DescriptionControlSet.java
index 149b07248..42a71d2a8 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/org/tasks/ui/DescriptionControlSet.java
+++ b/app/src/main/java/org/tasks/ui/DescriptionControlSet.java
@@ -76,9 +76,9 @@ public class DescriptionControlSet extends TaskEditControlFragment {
 
     @Override
     public boolean hasChanges(Task original) {
-        return isNullOrEmpty(description)
+        return !(isNullOrEmpty(description)
                 ? isNullOrEmpty(original.getNotes())
-                : description.equals(original.getNotes());
+                : description.equals(original.getNotes()));
     }
 
     @Override