diff --git a/uSync.Core/Serialization/Serializers/ContentTypeBaseSerializer.cs b/uSync.Core/Serialization/Serializers/ContentTypeBaseSerializer.cs
index f8444b36..03e4fc58 100644
--- a/uSync.Core/Serialization/Serializers/ContentTypeBaseSerializer.cs
+++ b/uSync.Core/Serialization/Serializers/ContentTypeBaseSerializer.cs
@@ -465,7 +465,7 @@ protected async Task<IEnumerable<uSyncChange>> DeserializePropertiesAsync(TObjec
                 result.Property.Name = name;
             }
 
-            var description = propertyNode.Element("Description").ValueOrDefault<string?>(null);
+            var description = propertyNode.Element("Description").ValueOrDefault<string?>(string.Empty);
             if (result.Property.Description != description)
             {
                 changes.AddUpdate($"Property/{alias}/Description", result.Property.Description.ToNonBlankValue(), description, $"{alias}/Description");