diff --git a/src/controllers/categories.js b/src/controllers/categories.js
index 29ad406f98..844163adb7 100644
--- a/src/controllers/categories.js
+++ b/src/controllers/categories.js
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ categoriesController.list = function (req, res, next) {
 	if (meta.config.description) {
 		res.locals.metaTags.push({
 			name: 'description',
-			content: String(meta.config.description || ''),
+			content: String(meta.config.description),
 		});
 	}
 
diff --git a/src/meta/tags.js b/src/meta/tags.js
index afef4bab0f..fa88fa30b8 100644
--- a/src/meta/tags.js
+++ b/src/meta/tags.js
@@ -134,7 +134,7 @@ module.exports = function (Meta) {
 		if (!hasDescription && Meta.config.description) {
 			meta.push({
 				name: 'description',
-				content: validator.escape(String(Meta.config.description || '')),
+				content: validator.escape(String(Meta.config.description)),
 			});
 		}
 	}