Index: lams_tool_scratchie/src/java/org/lamsfoundation/lams/tool/scratchie/web/controller/TblMonitorController.java
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diff -u -r714c2ac0cb292aa17fa8457442df8c4d6d2a13a9 -r048fa3b44bb7c131b7db3c4fe031230d20435678
--- lams_tool_scratchie/src/java/org/lamsfoundation/lams/tool/scratchie/web/controller/TblMonitorController.java	(.../TblMonitorController.java)	(revision 714c2ac0cb292aa17fa8457442df8c4d6d2a13a9)
+++ lams_tool_scratchie/src/java/org/lamsfoundation/lams/tool/scratchie/web/controller/TblMonitorController.java	(.../TblMonitorController.java)	(revision 048fa3b44bb7c131b7db3c4fe031230d20435678)
@@ -228,7 +228,7 @@
 	//find available burningQuestionDtos, if any
 	if (scratchie.isBurningQuestionsEnabled()) {
 	    List<BurningQuestionItemDTO> burningQuestionItemDtos = scratchieService.getBurningQuestionDtos(scratchie,
-		    null, false, true);
+		    null, true, true);
 
 	    MonitoringController.setUpBurningQuestions(burningQuestionItemDtos);
 
Index: lams_tool_scratchie/web/pages/monitoring/parts/burningQuestionsTable.jsp
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diff -u -r714c2ac0cb292aa17fa8457442df8c4d6d2a13a9 -r048fa3b44bb7c131b7db3c4fe031230d20435678
--- lams_tool_scratchie/web/pages/monitoring/parts/burningQuestionsTable.jsp	(.../burningQuestionsTable.jsp)	(revision 714c2ac0cb292aa17fa8457442df8c4d6d2a13a9)
+++ lams_tool_scratchie/web/pages/monitoring/parts/burningQuestionsTable.jsp	(.../burningQuestionsTable.jsp)	(revision 048fa3b44bb7c131b7db3c4fe031230d20435678)
@@ -56,8 +56,7 @@
 			<c:when test="${burningQuestionsAvailable}">
 				<div class="accordion" id="burning-questions-accordion"> 	
 					<c:forEach var="burningQuestionItemDto" items="${burningQuestionItemDtos}" varStatus="i">
-						<c:set var="burningQsCount" value="${fn:length(burningQuestionItemDto.burningQuestionDtos)}"/>
-						<c:if test="${burningQsCount > 0}">
+						<c:if test="${not empty burningQuestionItemDto.burningQuestionDtos}">
 							<c:set var="item" value="${burningQuestionItemDto.scratchieItem}"/>
 							<%-- toolQuestionUid, i.e. item UID, is required for discussion token.
 								 It is missing for general burning questions as they are not bound to any question.