Index: lams_tool_scratchie/src/java/org/lamsfoundation/lams/tool/scratchie/web/controller/LearningController.java
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diff -u -r804dca72fa2ac638a9d3e2e66054d82688951c31 -r0c2664b4727d894371762bc6a6e0fcc7ff6e94d2
--- lams_tool_scratchie/src/java/org/lamsfoundation/lams/tool/scratchie/web/controller/LearningController.java	(.../LearningController.java)	(revision 804dca72fa2ac638a9d3e2e66054d82688951c31)
+++ lams_tool_scratchie/src/java/org/lamsfoundation/lams/tool/scratchie/web/controller/LearningController.java	(.../LearningController.java)	(revision 0c2664b4727d894371762bc6a6e0fcc7ff6e94d2)
@@ -565,7 +565,16 @@
 	if (isBurningQuestionsEnabled) {
 	    List<BurningQuestionItemDTO> burningQuestionItemDtos = scratchieService.getBurningQuestionDtos(scratchie,
 		    toolSessionId, true, true);
-	    request.setAttribute(ScratchieConstants.ATTR_BURNING_QUESTION_ITEM_DTOS, burningQuestionItemDtos);
+	    boolean burningQuestionsAvailable = false;
+	    for (BurningQuestionItemDTO burningQuestionItemDto : burningQuestionItemDtos) {
+		if (!burningQuestionItemDto.getBurningQuestionDtos().isEmpty()) {
+		    burningQuestionsAvailable = true;
+		    break;
+		}
+	    }
+	    if (burningQuestionsAvailable) {
+		request.setAttribute(ScratchieConstants.ATTR_BURNING_QUESTION_ITEM_DTOS, burningQuestionItemDtos);
+	    }
 	}
 
 	// display other groups' notebooks
Index: lams_tool_scratchie/web/pages/learning/results.jsp
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diff -u -rd5fa41792bdb2657d0d53c35126a64604510d18a -r0c2664b4727d894371762bc6a6e0fcc7ff6e94d2
--- lams_tool_scratchie/web/pages/learning/results.jsp	(.../results.jsp)	(revision d5fa41792bdb2657d0d53c35126a64604510d18a)
+++ lams_tool_scratchie/web/pages/learning/results.jsp	(.../results.jsp)	(revision 0c2664b4727d894371762bc6a6e0fcc7ff6e94d2)
@@ -384,7 +384,7 @@
 		</c:if>
 		
 		<!-- Display burningQuestionItemDtos -->
-		<c:if test="${sessionMap.isBurningQuestionsEnabled}">
+		<c:if test="${sessionMap.isBurningQuestionsEnabled and not empty burningQuestionItemDtos}">
             
             <a class="btn btn-sm btn-default pull-right roffset10" href="#" onclick="return refreshToBurningQuestions()">
             	<i class="fa fa-refresh"></i>