diff --git a/app/views/resources/resource/_add_edit_form.php b/app/views/resources/resource/_add_edit_form.php
index 1eec6151b4b0b04a674f875423d3bce75a8773d2..47a41328272928bfd4b41f52c0b849826ed6aebf 100644
--- a/app/views/resources/resource/_add_edit_form.php
+++ b/app/views/resources/resource/_add_edit_form.php
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@
             </label>
             <label>
                 <?= _('Beschreibungstext') ?>
-                <input type="text" name="description" value="<?= isset($description) ? htmlReady($description) : null ?>">
+                <input type="text" name="description" value="<?= !empty($description) ? htmlReady($description) : '' ?>">
             </label>
             <? if ($GLOBALS['perm']->have_perm('root')): ?>
                 <label>