1 file changed, 4 insertions, 6 deletions
diff --git a/source/ui-shared.c b/source/ui-shared.c
index eb57497..6858a1c 100644
--- a/source/ui-shared.c
+++ b/source/ui-shared.c
@@ -1397,6 +1397,7 @@ void cgit_print_docstart(void)
 {
 	const struct object_id *pinned;
 	struct string_list_item *item;
+	const char *desc;
 	char *host;
 
 	if (ctx.cfg.embedded) {
@@ -1424,13 +1425,10 @@ void cgit_print_docstart(void)
 	html("</title>\n");
 	// The placeholder a scanned repository carries instead of a description
 	// is left out, since it describes nothing.
-	if (ctx.repo && ctx.repo->desc && *ctx.repo->desc && ctx.repo->desc != cgit_default_repo_desc) {
+	desc = ctx.repo ? ctx.repo->desc : ctx.cfg.root_desc;
+	if (desc && *desc && desc != cgit_default_repo_desc) {
 		html("<meta name='description' content='");
-		html_attr(ctx.repo->desc);
-		html("'>\n");
-	} else if (!ctx.repo && ctx.cfg.root_desc && *ctx.cfg.root_desc) {
-		html("<meta name='description' content='");
-		html_attr(ctx.cfg.root_desc);
+		html_attr(desc);
 		html("'>\n");
 	}
 	if (ctx.cfg.enable_version_info)