diff --git a/OpenSim/Data/MySQL/MySQLUserProfilesData.cs b/OpenSim/Data/MySQL/MySQLUserProfilesData.cs
index 0bf959543c..6ed3b06a2a 100644
--- a/OpenSim/Data/MySQL/MySQLUserProfilesData.cs
+++ b/OpenSim/Data/MySQL/MySQLUserProfilesData.cs
@@ -546,6 +546,10 @@ namespace OpenSim.Data.MySQL
                                 reader.Read();
                                 notes.Notes = OSD.FromString((string)reader["notes"]);
                             }
+                            else
+                            {
+                                notes.Notes = OSD.FromString("");
+                            }
                         }
                     }
                 }
diff --git a/OpenSim/Region/CoreModules/Avatar/UserProfiles/UserProfileModule.cs b/OpenSim/Region/CoreModules/Avatar/UserProfiles/UserProfileModule.cs
index b21082fd74..bfa30e6ed7 100644
--- a/OpenSim/Region/CoreModules/Avatar/UserProfiles/UserProfileModule.cs
+++ b/OpenSim/Region/CoreModules/Avatar/UserProfiles/UserProfileModule.cs
@@ -758,8 +758,8 @@ namespace OpenSim.Region.OptionalModules.Avatar.UserProfiles
             IClientAPI remoteClient = (IClientAPI)sender;
             string serverURI = string.Empty;
             GetUserProfileServerURI(remoteClient.AgentId, out serverURI);
-            note.TargetId = remoteClient.AgentId;
-            UUID.TryParse(args[0], out note.UserId);
+            note.UserId = remoteClient.AgentId;
+            UUID.TryParse(args[0], out note.TargetId);
 
             object Note = (object)note;
             if(!JsonRpcRequest(ref Note, "avatarnotesrequest", serverURI, UUID.Random().ToString()))