Index: lams_tool_scratchie/src/java/org/lamsfoundation/lams/tool/scratchie/web/action/LearningAction.java
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diff -u -r2e99c1104aacb7715e4a8731bab1d90b02e89ba9 -r3b18838d7e4786ef34e83e7c9fc3740553279510
--- lams_tool_scratchie/src/java/org/lamsfoundation/lams/tool/scratchie/web/action/LearningAction.java	(.../LearningAction.java)	(revision 2e99c1104aacb7715e4a8731bab1d90b02e89ba9)
+++ lams_tool_scratchie/src/java/org/lamsfoundation/lams/tool/scratchie/web/action/LearningAction.java	(.../LearningAction.java)	(revision 3b18838d7e4786ef34e83e7c9fc3740553279510)
@@ -305,7 +305,7 @@
 	boolean isScratchingFinished = toolSession.isScratchingFinished();
 	boolean isWaitingForLeaderToSubmitNotebook = isReflectOnActivity && (notebookEntry == null);
 	boolean isWaitingForLeaderToSubmitBurningQuestions = scratchie.isBurningQuestionsEnabled()
-		&& (burningQuestions == null || burningQuestions.isEmpty());
+		&& (burningQuestions == null || burningQuestions.isEmpty()) && !toolSession.isSessionFinished();
 	boolean isShowResults = (isScratchingFinished && !isWaitingForLeaderToSubmitNotebook && !isWaitingForLeaderToSubmitBurningQuestions)
 		&& !mode.isTeacher();
 
@@ -406,7 +406,7 @@
 	    burningQuestions = LearningAction.service.getBurningQuestionsBySession(toolSessionId);
 	}
 	isWaitingForLeaderToSubmitNotebook |= isBurningQuestionsEnabled
-		&& (burningQuestions == null || burningQuestions.isEmpty());
+		&& (burningQuestions == null || burningQuestions.isEmpty()) && !toolSession.isSessionFinished();
 
 	JSONObject JSONObject = new JSONObject();
 	JSONObject.put(ScratchieConstants.ATTR_IS_WAITING_FOR_LEADER_TO_SUBMIT_NOTEBOOK, isWaitingForLeaderToSubmitNotebook);
@@ -689,11 +689,6 @@
     
     private void saveBurningQuestions(final Long sessionId, final Long itemUid, final String question,
 	    String oldQuestion) throws ScratchieApplicationException {
-	// if burning question is blank or is the same as before - skip saving it
-	if (StringUtils.isBlank(question) || question.equals(oldQuestion)) {
-	    return;
-	}
-
 	// update new entry
 	tryExecute(new Callable<Object>() {
 	    @Override