diff --git a/symmetric-client/src/main/java/org/jumpmind/symmetric/db/mssql/MsSqlSymmetricDialect.java b/symmetric-client/src/main/java/org/jumpmind/symmetric/db/mssql/MsSqlSymmetricDialect.java
index 60d75617bc..8083122e06 100644
--- a/symmetric-client/src/main/java/org/jumpmind/symmetric/db/mssql/MsSqlSymmetricDialect.java
+++ b/symmetric-client/src/main/java/org/jumpmind/symmetric/db/mssql/MsSqlSymmetricDialect.java
@@ -318,7 +318,7 @@ public boolean needsToSelectLobData() {
     
     @Override
     protected String getDbSpecificDataHasChangedCondition(Trigger trigger) {
-        return "@DataRow != @OldDataRow";
+        return "@OldDataRow is null or @DataRow != @OldDataRow";
     }
 
 }