diff --git a/config/alfresco/ibatis/org.hibernate.dialect.Dialect/metadata-query-common-SqlMap.xml b/config/alfresco/ibatis/org.hibernate.dialect.Dialect/metadata-query-common-SqlMap.xml
index 4bde2f1b60..5b3425c224 100644
--- a/config/alfresco/ibatis/org.hibernate.dialect.Dialect/metadata-query-common-SqlMap.xml
+++ b/config/alfresco/ibatis/org.hibernate.dialect.Dialect/metadata-query-common-SqlMap.xml
@@ -35,7 +35,9 @@
         where 
             node.type_qname_id <> #{sysDeletedType}
             AND node.store_id = #{storeId}
-            AND node.transaction_id > #{sinceTxId}
+            <if test="sinceTxId != null">
+                AND node.transaction_id &gt; #{sinceTxId}
+            </if>
             <if test="hasPredicate">
                 AND
                 <foreach item="item" index="index" collection="predicateParts">