diff --git a/src/api/data/data.go b/src/api/data/data.go
index ed752c3..abc44eb 100644
--- a/src/api/data/data.go
+++ b/src/api/data/data.go
@@ -232,7 +232,11 @@ func FullByID(userID, reqID string) (*JournalRequest, bool) {
 		log.Print(hRows.Err())
 		return nil, false
 	}
-	req.Notes = NotesByID(userID, reqID)
+	req.Notes, err = NotesByID(userID, reqID)
+	if err != nil {
+		log.Print(err)
+		return nil, false
+	}
 	return req, true
 }
 
@@ -248,9 +252,9 @@ func Journal(userID string) []JournalRequest {
 }
 
 // NotesByID retrieves the notes for a given prayer request
-func NotesByID(userID, reqID string) []Note {
+func NotesByID(userID, reqID string) ([]Note, error) {
 	if _, ok := retrieveRequest(reqID, userID); !ok {
-		return nil
+		return nil, sql.ErrNoRows
 	}
 	rows, err := db.Query(`
         SELECT "asOf", "notes"
@@ -260,7 +264,7 @@ func NotesByID(userID, reqID string) []Note {
 		reqID)
 	if err != nil {
 		log.Print(err)
-		return nil
+		return nil, err
 	}
 	defer rows.Close()
 	var notes []Note
@@ -275,9 +279,9 @@ func NotesByID(userID, reqID string) []Note {
 	}
 	if rows.Err() != nil {
 		log.Print(rows.Err())
-		return nil
+		return nil, err
 	}
-	return notes
+	return notes, nil
 }
 
 /* DDL */
diff --git a/src/api/routes/handlers.go b/src/api/routes/handlers.go
index 2b18aac..ef97190 100644
--- a/src/api/routes/handlers.go
+++ b/src/api/routes/handlers.go
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 package routes
 
 import (
+	"database/sql"
 	"encoding/json"
 	"errors"
 	"log"
@@ -36,6 +37,12 @@ func sendJSON(c *routing.Context, result interface{}) error {
 	return nil
 }
 
+// Send an HTTP 404 response.
+func notFound(c *routing.Context) error {
+	c.Response.WriteHeader(404)
+	return nil
+}
+
 // Parse the request body as JSON.
 func parseJSON(c *routing.Context) (map[string]interface{}, error) {
 	payload := make(map[string]interface{})
@@ -84,8 +91,7 @@ func requestGet(c *routing.Context) error {
 		return sendError(c, errors.New("error retrieving request"))
 	}
 	if request == nil {
-		c.Response.WriteHeader(404)
-		return nil
+		return notFound(c)
 	}
 	return sendJSON(c, request)
 }
@@ -96,7 +102,11 @@ func requestGetComplete(c *routing.Context) error {
 	if !ok {
 		return sendError(c, errors.New("error retrieving request"))
 	}
-	request.Notes = data.NotesByID(userID(c), c.Param("id"))
+	var err error
+	request.Notes, err = data.NotesByID(userID(c), c.Param("id"))
+	if err != nil {
+		return sendError(c, err)
+	}
 	return sendJSON(c, request)
 }
 
@@ -132,10 +142,15 @@ func requestAddNote(c *routing.Context) error {
 
 // GET: /api/request/<id>/notes
 func requestGetNotes(c *routing.Context) error {
-	notes := data.NotesByID(userID(c), c.Param("id"))
+	notes, err := data.NotesByID(userID(c), c.Param("id"))
+	if err != nil {
+		if err == sql.ErrNoRows {
+			return notFound(c)
+		}
+		return sendError(c, err)
+	}
 	if notes == nil {
-		c.Response.WriteHeader(http.StatusNotFound)
-		return errors.New("Not Found")
+		notes = []data.Note{}
 	}
 	return sendJSON(c, notes)
 }
diff --git a/src/app/src/components/Answered.vue b/src/app/src/components/Answered.vue
index af9da50..b7342d6 100644
--- a/src/app/src/components/Answered.vue
+++ b/src/app/src/components/Answered.vue
@@ -3,6 +3,8 @@ article
   page-title(title='Answered Requests')
   p(v-if='!loaded') Loading answered requests...
   div(v-if='loaded').mpj-answered-list
+    p.text-center(v-if='requests.length === 0'): em.
+      No answered requests found; once you have marked one as &ldquo;Answered&rdquo;, it will appear here
     p.mpj-request-text(v-for='req in requests' :key='req.requestId')
       | {{ req.text }}
       br
diff --git a/src/app/src/components/AnsweredDetail.vue b/src/app/src/components/AnsweredDetail.vue
index 5ac4023..47a0f4b 100644
--- a/src/app/src/components/AnsweredDetail.vue
+++ b/src/app/src/components/AnsweredDetail.vue
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ export default {
         .sort(asOfDesc)[0].text
     },
     log () {
-      return this.request.notes
+      return (this.request.notes || [])
         .map(note => ({ asOf: note.asOf, text: note.notes, status: 'Notes' }))
         .concat(this.request.history)
         .sort(asOfDesc)
diff --git a/src/app/src/components/Journal.vue b/src/app/src/components/Journal.vue
index fd6c691..97d2949 100644
--- a/src/app/src/components/Journal.vue
+++ b/src/app/src/components/Journal.vue
@@ -11,7 +11,8 @@ article
                    :request='request'
                    :events='eventBus'
                    :toast='toast')
-    p.text-center(v-if='journal.length === 0'): em No requests found; click the "Add a New Request" button to add one
+    p.text-center(v-if='journal.length === 0'): em.
+      No requests found; click the &ldquo;Add a New Request&rdquo; button to add one
     edit-request(:events='eventBus'
                  :toast='toast')
     notes-edit(:events='eventBus'
@@ -50,7 +51,7 @@ export default {
   },
   computed: {
     title () {
-      return `${this.user.given_name}'s Prayer Journal`
+      return `${this.user.given_name}&rsquo;s Prayer Journal`
     },
     journalCardRows () {
       return chunk(this.journal, 3)
diff --git a/src/app/src/components/common/PageTitle.vue b/src/app/src/components/common/PageTitle.vue
index d6bb6a1..cf17685 100644
--- a/src/app/src/components/common/PageTitle.vue
+++ b/src/app/src/components/common/PageTitle.vue
@@ -18,11 +18,11 @@ export default {
   },
   watch: {
     title () {
-      document.title = `${this.title} « myPrayerJournal`
+      document.title = `${this.title.replace('&rsquo;', "'")} « myPrayerJournal`
     }
   },
   created () {
-    document.title = `${this.title} « myPrayerJournal`
+    document.title = `${this.title.replace('&rsquo;', "'")} « myPrayerJournal`
   }
 }
 </script>