diff --git a/src/npc/descriptions/describeBrands.js b/src/npc/descriptions/describeBrands.js
index d9226091bc6d376b970de8f9ba1ff08106f8936f..74d9fe596d035aa8e4b6554ceeaeca8420e93e70 100644
--- a/src/npc/descriptions/describeBrands.js
+++ b/src/npc/descriptions/describeBrands.js
@@ -29,7 +29,10 @@ App.Desc.brand = function(slave, surface) {
 			if (surface === "belly" && setup.fakeBellies.includes(slave.bellyAccessory) && slave.brand.belly) {
 				r += `${His} fake belly has the same brand, ${slave.brand.belly}, as ${his} real one. `;
 			} else {
-				r += `${He} has ${desc(surface)}. `;
+				const description = desc(surface);
+				if (description) {
+					r += `${He} has ${description}. `;
+				}
 			}
 		}
 	}