diff --git a/lib/WebGUI/Asset/Wobject/NewsletterCollection.pm b/lib/WebGUI/Asset/Wobject/NewsletterCollection.pm
index cce6d01..594f2a8 100644
--- a/lib/WebGUI/Asset/Wobject/NewsletterCollection.pm
+++ b/lib/WebGUI/Asset/Wobject/NewsletterCollection.pm
@@ -138,7 +138,7 @@ sub getViewVars {
         $issueVar->{ url } = $issue->getUrl;
 
         my $isRecent =
-               ( !$displayIssueId && $recentCount < $maxRecent  )
+               ( ! defined $displayIssueId && $recentCount < $maxRecent  )
             || ( $issue->getId eq $displayIssueId               )
             ;