diff --git a/webapp/src/components/rhs/all_badges_row.tsx b/webapp/src/components/rhs/all_badges_row.tsx
index 3929fed..08ccafb 100644
--- a/webapp/src/components/rhs/all_badges_row.tsx
+++ b/webapp/src/components/rhs/all_badges_row.tsx
@@ -72,7 +72,7 @@ const AllBadgesRow: React.FC<Props> = ({badge, onClick}: Props) => {
                         />
                     </span>
                     {' '}
-                    {markdown(badge.description)}
+                    {badge.description ? markdown(badge.description) : '—'}
                 </div>
                 <div className='badge-meta'>
                     <FormattedMessage
diff --git a/webapp/src/components/rhs/badge_details.tsx b/webapp/src/components/rhs/badge_details.tsx
index 1dba482..3c654aa 100644
--- a/webapp/src/components/rhs/badge_details.tsx
+++ b/webapp/src/components/rhs/badge_details.tsx
@@ -163,7 +163,7 @@ class BadgeDetailsComponent extends React.PureComponent<Props, State> {
                                 />
                             </span>
                             {' '}
-                            {markdown(badge.description)}
+                            {badge.description ? markdown(badge.description) : '—'}
                         </div>
                         <div className='badge-meta'>
                             <FormattedMessage
diff --git a/webapp/src/components/rhs/user_badge_row.tsx b/webapp/src/components/rhs/user_badge_row.tsx
index 19e5859..6580e97 100644
--- a/webapp/src/components/rhs/user_badge_row.tsx
+++ b/webapp/src/components/rhs/user_badge_row.tsx
@@ -140,7 +140,7 @@ const UserBadgeRow: React.FC<Props> = ({badge, onClick, isCurrentUser, currentUs
                         />
                     </span>
                     {' '}
-                    {markdown(badge.description)}
+                    {badge.description ? markdown(badge.description) : '—'}
                 </div>
                 <div className='user-badge-meta'>
                     <FormattedMessage