diff --git a/dhis-2/dhis-services/dhis-service-tracker/src/main/java/org/hisp/dhis/tracker/imports/note/JdbcNoteStore.java b/dhis-2/dhis-services/dhis-service-tracker/src/main/java/org/hisp/dhis/tracker/imports/note/JdbcNoteStore.java
index 0d9ba9ce426..2e6eec1ebcc 100644
--- a/dhis-2/dhis-services/dhis-service-tracker/src/main/java/org/hisp/dhis/tracker/imports/note/JdbcNoteStore.java
+++ b/dhis-2/dhis-services/dhis-service-tracker/src/main/java/org/hisp/dhis/tracker/imports/note/JdbcNoteStore.java
@@ -87,7 +87,7 @@ boolean exists(@Nonnull UID note) {
             "select count(1) from note where uid = :uid",
             Map.of("uid", note.getValue()),
             Integer.class);
-    return count == null || count > 0;
+    return count != null && count > 0;
   }
 
   private long saveNote(@Nonnull Note note, @Nonnull UserDetails user) {