diff --git a/mindplot/src/main/javascript/persistence/XMLSerializer_Pela.js b/mindplot/src/main/javascript/persistence/XMLSerializer_Pela.js
index 88aa892e..77c187a8 100644
--- a/mindplot/src/main/javascript/persistence/XMLSerializer_Pela.js
+++ b/mindplot/src/main/javascript/persistence/XMLSerializer_Pela.js
@@ -372,7 +372,16 @@ mindplot.persistence.XMLSerializer_Pela = new Class({
                     value = child.nodeValue;
                 }
             }
+        } else {
+            // Notes must be decoded ...
+            value = unescape(value);
+
+            // Hack for empty nodes ...
+            if (value == "") {
+                value = " ";
+            }
         }
+
         return value;
     },