diff --git a/templates/marigolds/article.html b/templates/marigolds/article.html
index 267bc3b8..487b7ad7 100644
--- a/templates/marigolds/article.html
+++ b/templates/marigolds/article.html
@@ -1,5 +1,9 @@
 {loop="$events"}
-    {$plainDescription=htmlspecialchars(strip_tags($value->getDescription()))}
+    {if="$value->getDescription()"}
+        {$plainDescription=htmlspecialchars(strip_tags($value->getDescription()))}
+    {else}
+        {$plainDescription=''}
+    {/if}
 
     <!-- CORPS ARTICLE -->