diff --git a/frappe/__init__.py b/frappe/__init__.py
index 82b00e35e3..ffdfb5cb43 100644
--- a/frappe/__init__.py
+++ b/frappe/__init__.py
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ import os, sys, importlib, inspect, json
 from .exceptions import *
 from .utils.jinja import get_jenv, get_template, render_template
 
-__version__ = '8.0.30'
+__version__ = '8.0.31'
 __title__ = "Frappe Framework"
 
 local = Local()
diff --git a/frappe/desk/page/modules/modules.js b/frappe/desk/page/modules/modules.js
index e5d22f8d9e..62f51c9eed 100644
--- a/frappe/desk/page/modules/modules.js
+++ b/frappe/desk/page/modules/modules.js
@@ -133,9 +133,9 @@ frappe.pages['modules'].on_page_load = function(wrapper) {
 						return encodeURIComponent(key) + "=" + encodeURIComponent(value) }).join('&')
 				}
 
-				if(item.type==="page" || item.type==="help" ||
-					(item.doctype && frappe.model.can_read(item.doctype))) {
-						item.shown = true;
+				if(item.type==="page" || item.type==="help" || item.type==="report" ||
+				(item.doctype && frappe.model.can_read(item.doctype))) {
+					item.shown = true;
 				}
 			});
 		});
diff --git a/frappe/email/doctype/email_alert/email_alert.py b/frappe/email/doctype/email_alert/email_alert.py
index 26cdc4e796..d218d1cb16 100755
--- a/frappe/email/doctype/email_alert/email_alert.py
+++ b/frappe/email/doctype/email_alert/email_alert.py
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ from frappe import _
 from frappe.model.document import Document
 from frappe.core.doctype.role.role import get_emails_from_role
 from frappe.utils import validate_email_add, nowdate
+from frappe.utils.data import parse_val
 from frappe.utils.jinja import validate_template
 from frappe.modules.utils import export_module_json, get_doc_module
 from markdown2 import markdown
@@ -194,12 +195,10 @@ def evaluate_alert(doc, alert, event):
 
 		if event=="Value Change" and not doc.is_new():
 			db_value = frappe.db.get_value(doc.doctype, doc.name, alert.value_changed)
+			db_value = parse_val(db_value)
+			if (doc.get(alert.value_changed) == db_value) or \
+				(not db_value and not doc.get(alert.value_changed)):
 
-			# cast to string if not already for comparing to doc.get's value
-			if not isinstance(db_value, basestring):
-				db_value = str(frappe.db.get_value(doc.doctype, doc.name, alert.value_changed))
-
-			if doc.get(alert.value_changed) == db_value:
 				return # value not changed
 
 		if event != "Value Change" and not doc.is_new():
@@ -212,4 +211,4 @@ def evaluate_alert(doc, alert, event):
 		frappe.throw(_("Error while evaluating Email Alert {0}. Please fix your template.").format(alert))
 
 def get_context(doc):
-	return {"doc": doc, "nowdate": nowdate, "frappe.utils": frappe.utils}
\ No newline at end of file
+	return {"doc": doc, "nowdate": nowdate, "frappe.utils": frappe.utils}
diff --git a/frappe/email/doctype/email_alert/test_email_alert.py b/frappe/email/doctype/email_alert/test_email_alert.py
index 3489c20048..57686dd984 100755
--- a/frappe/email/doctype/email_alert/test_email_alert.py
+++ b/frappe/email/doctype/email_alert/test_email_alert.py
@@ -78,7 +78,7 @@ class TestEmailAlert(unittest.TestCase):
 		event.subject = "test 1"
 		event.save()
 
-		self.assertTrue(frappe.db.get_value("Email Queue", {"reference_doctype": "Event",
+		self.assertFalse(frappe.db.get_value("Email Queue", {"reference_doctype": "Event",
 			"reference_name": event.name, "status":"Not Sent"}))
 
 		event.description = "test"
@@ -106,7 +106,9 @@ class TestEmailAlert(unittest.TestCase):
 		event.starts_on  = frappe.utils.add_days(frappe.utils.nowdate(), 2) + " 12:00:00"
 		event.save()
 
-		self.assertTrue(frappe.db.get_value("Email Queue", {"reference_doctype": "Event",
+		# Value Change email alert alert will be trigger as description is not changed
+		# mail will not be sent 
+		self.assertFalse(frappe.db.get_value("Email Queue", {"reference_doctype": "Event",
 			"reference_name": event.name, "status":"Not Sent"}))
 
 		frappe.utils.scheduler.trigger(frappe.local.site, "daily", now=True)