diff --git a/app/controllers/issues_controller.rb b/app/controllers/issues_controller.rb
index 8880a4f3e..f108c685a 100644
--- a/app/controllers/issues_controller.rb
+++ b/app/controllers/issues_controller.rb
@@ -592,7 +592,7 @@ class IssuesController < ApplicationController
 
     senduser = User.find(params[:issue][:assigned_to_id])
 
-    if senduser.id != User.current.id && @issue.assigned_to_id != params[:issue][:assigned_to_id]
+    if senduser.id != User.current.id && @issue.assigned_to_id != params[:issue][:assigned_to_id].to_i
       issue_id = @issue.id
       issue_title = params[:issue][:subject]
       priority_id = params[:issue][:priority_id]
diff --git a/app/models/at_message.rb b/app/models/at_message.rb
index 302211911..1c0c88d89 100644
--- a/app/models/at_message.rb
+++ b/app/models/at_message.rb
@@ -47,6 +47,8 @@ class AtMessage < ActiveRecord::Base
       detail_content = strip_html at_message.notes,30
     elsif defined? at_message.content
       detail_content = strip_html at_message.content,30
+    elsif defined? at_message.description
+      detail_content = strip_html at_message.description,30
     end
 
     user = self.user