diff --git a/app/models/project.rb b/app/models/project.rb
index e8a0b2f115fb2b4d20b4eb05d37fa5331c7c43ae..c940021d57d48bfd585ede6b7eb80e34575ca6df 100644
--- a/app/models/project.rb
+++ b/app/models/project.rb
@@ -354,7 +354,7 @@ class Project < ActiveRecord::Base
   end
 
   def default_issues_tracker?
-    external_issue_tracker.blank?
+    !external_issue_tracker
   end
 
   def external_issues_trackers