diff --git a/src/invidious/videos/parser.cr b/src/invidious/videos/parser.cr
index 8152d6ca..8f35dfc2 100644
--- a/src/invidious/videos/parser.cr
+++ b/src/invidious/videos/parser.cr
@@ -329,7 +329,7 @@ def parse_video_info(video_id : String, player_response : Hash(String, JSON::Any
   # Description
 
   short_description = player_response.dig?("videoDetails", "shortDescription")
-  description = microformat.try &.dig?("description", "simpleText").try &.as_s || short_description || ""
+  description = microformat.try &.dig?("description", "simpleText").try &.as_s || short_description.try &.as_s || ""
 
   # description_html = video_secondary_renderer.try &.dig?("description", "runs")
   #  .try &.as_a.try { |t| content_to_comment_html(t, video_id) }