diff --git a/app/models/Issue.java b/app/models/Issue.java
index 5548add98..82cd8ae79 100644
--- a/app/models/Issue.java
+++ b/app/models/Issue.java
@@ -650,7 +650,7 @@ public boolean hasChildIssue(){
     }
 
     public boolean hasParentIssue(){
-        return finder.where()
+        return parent != null && finder.where()
                 .isNotNull("parent.id")
                 .findRowCount() > 0;
     }