diff --git a/dashboard/src/components/group/Body.svelte b/dashboard/src/components/group/Body.svelte
index b7404f33..17be205c 100644
--- a/dashboard/src/components/group/Body.svelte
+++ b/dashboard/src/components/group/Body.svelte
@@ -121,7 +121,11 @@
 </Row>
 <div class="mt-2 mb-3 description" bind:this={descriptionElement}>
     <b>Description:</b><br />
+    {#if group.description}
     <AwaitHtml htmlPromise={htmlDescriptionPromise} />
+    {:else}
+    <span>(no description)</span>
+    {/if}
 </div>
 {#if (group.banner && ((settings && settings.appearance.banner_bottom) || !settings))}
 <img on:click={toggleBannerModal} src={resizeMedia(group.banner, [1200, 480])} alt="group banner" class="w-100 mb-3 rounded" style="max-height: 13em; object-fit: cover; cursor: pointer"/>
diff --git a/dashboard/src/components/member/Body.svelte b/dashboard/src/components/member/Body.svelte
index 1115c226..fada861a 100644
--- a/dashboard/src/components/member/Body.svelte
+++ b/dashboard/src/components/member/Body.svelte
@@ -196,7 +196,11 @@
     </Row>
     <div class="my-2 mb-3 description" bind:this={descriptionElement}>
         <b>Description:</b><br />
+        {#if member.description}
         <AwaitHtml htmlPromise={htmlDescriptionPromise} />
+        {:else}
+        <span>(no description)</span>
+        {/if}
     </div>
     {#if (member.banner && ((settings && settings.appearance.banner_bottom) || !settings))}
     <img on:click={toggleBannerModal} src={resizeMedia(member.banner, [1200, 480])} alt="member banner" class="w-100 mb-3 rounded" style="max-height: 13em; object-fit: cover; cursor: pointer"/>
diff --git a/dashboard/src/components/system/Body.svelte b/dashboard/src/components/system/Body.svelte
index 2c8721cc..e44bd1ce 100644
--- a/dashboard/src/components/system/Body.svelte
+++ b/dashboard/src/components/system/Body.svelte
@@ -99,7 +99,11 @@
 </Row>
 <div class="my-2 description" bind:this={descriptionElement}>
     <b>Description:</b><br />
+    {#if user.description}
     <AwaitHtml htmlPromise={htmlDescriptionPromise} />
+    {:else}
+    <span>(no description)</span>
+    {/if}
 </div>
 {#if (user.banner && ((settings && settings.appearance.banner_bottom) || !settings))}
 <img on:click={toggleBannerModal} src={resizeMedia(user.banner, [1200, 480])} alt="system banner" class="w-100 mb-3 rounded" style="max-height: 13em; object-fit: cover; cursor: pointer;"/>