diff --git a/translators/RDF.js b/translators/RDF.js
index 3260b80b7..b0acde348 100644
--- a/translators/RDF.js
+++ b/translators/RDF.js
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@
 	"maxVersion":"",
 	"priority":100,
 	"inRepository":true,
-	"lastUpdated":"2009-05-27 05:25:00"
+	"lastUpdated":"2009-07-26 10:20:00"
 }
 
 Zotero.configure("dataMode", "rdf");
@@ -500,7 +500,8 @@ function importItem(newItem, node, type) {
 	
 	if(newItem.itemType == "note") {
 		// add note for standalone
-		newItem.note = getFirstResults(node, [rdf+"value", n.dc+"description"], true);
+		var note = getFirstResults(node, [rdf+"value", n.dc+"description"], true);
+		newItem.note = note ? note : "";
 	}
 	
 	/** TAGS **/