diff --git a/helpers/publishHelpers.js b/helpers/publishHelpers.js
index e889eb65..b9a24fd8 100644
--- a/helpers/publishHelpers.js
+++ b/helpers/publishHelpers.js
@@ -119,7 +119,7 @@ module.exports = {
     }
     // provide default for description
     if (description === null || description.trim() === '') {
-      description = `${name} published via spee.ch`;
+      description = '';
     }
     // provide default for license
     if (license === null || license.trim() === '') {
diff --git a/views/partials/assetInfo.handlebars b/views/partials/assetInfo.handlebars
index 57747ff1..5b87ef66 100644
--- a/views/partials/assetInfo.handlebars
+++ b/views/partials/assetInfo.handlebars
@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
-{{#if fileInfo.description}}
+{{#ifConditional fileInfo.description '!==' ''}}
 <div class="row row--wide row--short">
     <p class="label">{{fileInfo.description}}</p>
 </div>
-{{/if}}
+{{/ifConditional}}
 
 <div class="row row--wide">
     <div id="show-short-link">