diff --git a/static/js/app.js b/static/js/app.js
index 01a54cc2b..3d068d6cc 100644
--- a/static/js/app.js
+++ b/static/js/app.js
@@ -4184,6 +4184,17 @@ quayApp.run(['$location', '$rootScope', 'Restangular', 'UserService', 'PlanServi
     });
   };
 
+  $rootScope.$watch('description', function(description) {
+    if (!description) {
+      description = 'Hosted private docker repositories. Includes full user management and history. Free for public repositories.';
+    }
+    
+    // Note: We set the content of the description tag manually here rather than using Angular binding
+    // because we need the <meta> tag to have a default description that is not of the form "{{ description }}",
+    // we read by tools that do not properly invoke the Angular code.
+    $('#descriptionTag').attr('content', description);    
+  });
+
   $rootScope.$on('$routeUpdate', function(){
     if ($location.search()['tab']) {
       changeTab($location.search()['tab']);
@@ -4200,14 +4211,9 @@ quayApp.run(['$location', '$rootScope', 'Restangular', 'UserService', 'PlanServi
     if (current.$$route.description) {
       $rootScope.description = current.$$route.description;
     } else {
-      $rootScope.description = 'Hosted private docker repositories. Includes full user management and history. Free for public repositories.';
+      $rootScope.description = '';
     }
 
-    // Note: We set the content of the description tag manually here rather than using Angular binding
-    // because we need the <meta> tag to have a default description that is not of the form "{{ description }}",
-    // we read by tools that do not properly invoke the Angular code.
-    $('#descriptionTag').attr('content', $rootScope.description);
-
     $rootScope.fixFooter = !!current.$$route.fixFooter;
     $rootScope.current = current.$$route;
   });