diff --git a/ChangeLog b/ChangeLog
index 284ed5dd5..38e982085 100644
--- a/ChangeLog
+++ b/ChangeLog
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@ $HeadURL: https://phpmyadmin.svn.sourceforge.net/svnroot/phpmyadmin/trunk/phpMyA
 - bug #1992628 [parser] SQL parser removes essential space 
 - bug #1989281 [export] CSV for MS Excel incorrect escaping of double quotes 
 - bug #1959855 [interface] Font size option problem when no config file 
+- bug #1982489 [relation] Relationship view should check for changes 
 
 2.11.7.0 (2008-06-23)
 - bug #1908719 [interface] New field cannot be auto-increment and primary key 
diff --git a/tbl_relation.php b/tbl_relation.php
index 4d13362e9..c1c11a549 100644
--- a/tbl_relation.php
+++ b/tbl_relation.php
@@ -163,8 +163,8 @@ if (isset($_REQUEST['destination_innodb'])) {
                 // end repeated code
 
             } elseif (($existrel_innodb[$master_field]['foreign_db'] . '.' .$existrel_innodb[$master_field]['foreign_table'] . '.' . $existrel_innodb[$master_field]['foreign_field'] != $foreign_string)
-              || ($_REQUEST['on_delete'][$master_field] != (!empty($existrel_innodb[$master_field]['on_delete']) ? $existrel_innodb[$master_field]['on_delete'] : ''))
-              || ($_REQUEST['on_update'][$master_field] != (!empty($existrel_innodb[$master_field]['on_update']) ? $existrel_innodb[$master_field]['on_update'] : ''))
+              || ($_REQUEST['on_delete'][$master_field] != (!empty($existrel_innodb[$master_field]['on_delete']) ? $existrel_innodb[$master_field]['on_delete'] : 'nix'))
+              || ($_REQUEST['on_update'][$master_field] != (!empty($existrel_innodb[$master_field]['on_update']) ? $existrel_innodb[$master_field]['on_update'] : 'nix'))
                    ) {
                 // another foreign key is already defined for this field
                 // or