diff --git a/app/models/issue.rb b/app/models/issue.rb
index d714a2b..1d27e72 100644
--- a/app/models/issue.rb
+++ b/app/models/issue.rb
@@ -91,7 +91,7 @@ def jira_wiki_to_html(text)
           i += 1
         end
         out << "</ol>"
-      elsif line.strip.empty?
+      elsif line.blank?
         i += 1
       else
         para = []
diff --git a/app/services/jira_sync.rb b/app/services/jira_sync.rb
index d68c9bb..0f8ceb1 100644
--- a/app/services/jira_sync.rb
+++ b/app/services/jira_sync.rb
@@ -220,7 +220,7 @@ def upsert_epic(je, now)
     epic.assign_attributes(
       name: je.fields["summary"],
       jira_status: je.fields.dig("status", "name"),
-      priority: priority_int(je.fields["priority"]),
+      priority: priority_int(je.fields["priority"]) || 0,
       raw_fields: je.fields,
       last_seen_in_query_at: now,
       removed_at: nil