1 file changed, 7 insertions, 3 deletions
diff --git a/source/ui-shared.c b/source/ui-shared.c
index 268de57..5e4aec2 100644
--- a/source/ui-shared.c
+++ b/source/ui-shared.c
@@ -446,7 +446,10 @@ static void print_header(void)
 		html("</form>\n");
 	}
 
-	if (ctx.repo) {
+	// Until the auth filter lets a visitor in, the repository keeps its
+	// description and owner to itself, and the site's description fills
+	// the line instead.
+	if (ctx.repo && ctx.env.authenticated) {
 		html("<p class='sub desc'>");
 		html_txt(ctx.repo->desc);
 		html("</p>\n");
@@ -1470,8 +1473,9 @@ static void print_docstart(void)
 		html_txtf(" @ %.*s", SHORT_HASH_LEN, oid_to_hex(pinned));
 	html("</title>\n");
 	// The placeholder a scanned repository carries instead of a description
-	// is left out, since it describes nothing.
-	desc = ctx.repo ? ctx.repo->desc : ctx.cfg.root_desc;
+	// is left out, since it describes nothing. Until the auth filter lets
+	// the visitor in, the site's description stands in, as in the header.
+	desc = ctx.repo && ctx.env.authenticated ? ctx.repo->desc : ctx.cfg.root_desc;
 	if (desc && *desc && desc != cgit_default_repo_desc) {
 		html("<meta name='description' content='");
 		html_attr(desc);