diff --git a/aleksis/apps/alsijil/schema/participation_status.py b/aleksis/apps/alsijil/schema/participation_status.py
index b316491e5f8c7f5f5f60d883146c19fd3fab12c2..951ab4419341641cc26059a18f04f91890749f1c 100644
--- a/aleksis/apps/alsijil/schema/participation_status.py
+++ b/aleksis/apps/alsijil/schema/participation_status.py
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ class ParticipationStatusType(
             person=root.person,
             documentation=root.related_documentation,
             note__isnull=False,
-        ).exclude(note__exact="")
+        ).exclude(note="")
 
 
 class ParticipationStatusBatchPatchMutation(BaseBatchPatchMutation):