diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index c5fef143..6085403d 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ The format is based on [Keep a Changelog](https://keepachangelog.com/en/1.0.0/).
 - new environment variable / argument to enable / disable the tray icon and update-check daemon: FPAKMAN_TRAY (--tray)
 - search results sorting takes an average of 35% less time, reaching 60% in some scenarios
 ### Fixes:
+- apps table not showing empty descriptions
 - replacing default app icons by null icons
 - i18n fixes
 
diff --git a/fpakman/view/qt/apps_table.py b/fpakman/view/qt/apps_table.py
index 6e05e5be..7af634a2 100644
--- a/fpakman/view/qt/apps_table.py
+++ b/fpakman/view/qt/apps_table.py
@@ -11,6 +11,8 @@ from fpakman_api.abstract.model import ApplicationStatus
 
 from fpakman.core import resource
 from fpakman_api.util.cache import Cache
+
+from fpakman.util import util
 from fpakman.view.qt import dialog
 from fpakman.view.qt.view_model import ApplicationView, ApplicationViewStatus
 
@@ -292,10 +294,16 @@ class AppsTable(QTableWidget):
     def _set_col_description(self, idx: int, app_v: ApplicationView):
         col = QTableWidgetItem()
         col.setFlags(Qt.ItemIsSelectable | Qt.ItemIsEnabled)
-        desc = app_v.get_async_attr('description', strip_html=True)
 
-        if desc:
-            col.setText(desc[0:25] + '...')
+        if app_v.model.base_data.description is not None or app_v.model.is_library() or app_v.model.status == ApplicationStatus.READY:
+            desc = app_v.model.base_data.description
+        else:
+            desc = '...'
+
+        if desc and desc != '...':
+            desc = util.strip_html(desc[0:25]) + '...'
+
+        col.setText(desc)
 
         if app_v.model.status == ApplicationStatus.READY:
             col.setToolTip(desc)
diff --git a/fpakman/view/qt/view_model.py b/fpakman/view/qt/view_model.py
index ac49610f..11194255 100644
--- a/fpakman/view/qt/view_model.py
+++ b/fpakman/view/qt/view_model.py
@@ -17,12 +17,3 @@ class ApplicationView:
         self.update_checked = model.update
         self.visible = visible
         self.status = ApplicationViewStatus.LOADING
-
-    def get_async_attr(self, attr: str, strip_html: bool = False, default: str = '...'):
-
-        if getattr(self.model.base_data, attr) is not None or self.model.is_library():
-            res = getattr(self.model.base_data, attr)
-        else:
-            res = getattr(self.model.base_data, attr) if self.model.status == ApplicationStatus.READY and getattr(self.model.base_data, attr) else default
-
-        return util.strip_html(res) if res and strip_html else res