diff --git a/aleksis/apps/alsijil/schema/participation_status.py b/aleksis/apps/alsijil/schema/participation_status.py
index a36354928031bd2521f49b775426d0f44c688d8e..cc5faef2794d188bfdedc256c4be4e2ccbbcb598 100644
--- a/aleksis/apps/alsijil/schema/participation_status.py
+++ b/aleksis/apps/alsijil/schema/participation_status.py
@@ -56,8 +56,8 @@ class ParticipationStatusType(
             documentation=root.related_documentation,
             tardiness__isnull=False,
         )
-        if len(notes):
-            return notes.first()
+        if notes:
+            return notes[0]
 
         return None