diff --git a/src/applications/phame/controller/blog/PhameBlogManageController.php b/src/applications/phame/controller/blog/PhameBlogManageController.php
index 14caafaab4..30de8686c8 100644
--- a/src/applications/phame/controller/blog/PhameBlogManageController.php
+++ b/src/applications/phame/controller/blog/PhameBlogManageController.php
@@ -1,180 +1,181 @@
 <?php
 
 final class PhameBlogManageController extends PhameBlogController {
 
   public function shouldAllowPublic() {
     return true;
   }
 
   public function handleRequest(AphrontRequest $request) {
     $viewer = $request->getViewer();
     $id = $request->getURIData('id');
 
     $blog = id(new PhameBlogQuery())
       ->setViewer($viewer)
       ->withIDs(array($id))
       ->needProfileImage(true)
       ->executeOne();
     if (!$blog) {
       return new Aphront404Response();
     }
 
     if ($blog->isArchived()) {
       $header_icon = 'fa-ban';
       $header_name = pht('Archived');
       $header_color = 'dark';
     } else {
       $header_icon = 'fa-check';
       $header_name = pht('Active');
       $header_color = 'bluegrey';
     }
 
     $picture = $blog->getProfileImageURI();
 
     $header = id(new PHUIHeaderView())
       ->setHeader($blog->getName())
       ->setUser($viewer)
       ->setPolicyObject($blog)
       ->setImage($picture)
       ->setStatus($header_icon, $header_color, $header_name);
 
     $actions = $this->renderActions($blog, $viewer);
     $properties = $this->renderProperties($blog, $viewer, $actions);
 
     $crumbs = $this->buildApplicationCrumbs();
     $crumbs->addTextCrumb(
       pht('Blogs'),
       $this->getApplicationURI('blog/'));
     $crumbs->addTextCrumb(
       $blog->getName());
 
     $object_box = id(new PHUIObjectBoxView())
       ->setHeader($header)
       ->addPropertyList($properties);
 
     $timeline = $this->buildTransactionTimeline(
       $blog,
       new PhameBlogTransactionQuery());
     $timeline->setShouldTerminate(true);
 
     return $this->newPage()
       ->setTitle($blog->getName())
       ->setCrumbs($crumbs)
       ->appendChild(
         array(
           $object_box,
           $timeline,
       ));
   }
 
   private function renderProperties(
     PhameBlog $blog,
     PhabricatorUser $viewer,
     PhabricatorActionListView $actions) {
 
     require_celerity_resource('aphront-tooltip-css');
     Javelin::initBehavior('phabricator-tooltips');
 
     $properties = id(new PHUIPropertyListView())
       ->setUser($viewer)
       ->setObject($blog)
       ->setActionList($actions);
 
     $domain = $blog->getDomain();
     if (!$domain) {
       $domain = phutil_tag('em', array(), pht('No external domain'));
     }
 
     $properties->addProperty(pht('Domain'), $domain);
 
     $feed_uri = PhabricatorEnv::getProductionURI(
       $this->getApplicationURI('blog/feed/'.$blog->getID().'/'));
     $properties->addProperty(
       pht('Atom URI'),
       javelin_tag('a',
         array(
           'href' => $feed_uri,
           'sigil' => 'has-tooltip',
           'meta' => array(
             'tip' => pht('Atom URI does not support custom domains.'),
             'size' => 320,
           ),
         ),
         $feed_uri));
 
     $descriptions = PhabricatorPolicyQuery::renderPolicyDescriptions(
       $viewer,
       $blog);
 
     $properties->addProperty(
       pht('Editable By'),
       $descriptions[PhabricatorPolicyCapability::CAN_EDIT]);
 
     $engine = id(new PhabricatorMarkupEngine())
       ->setViewer($viewer)
       ->addObject($blog, PhameBlog::MARKUP_FIELD_DESCRIPTION)
       ->process();
 
     $properties->invokeWillRenderEvent();
 
-    if (strlen($blog->getDescription())) {
+    $description = $blog->getDescription();
+    if (strlen($description)) {
       $description = new PHUIRemarkupView($viewer, $description);
       $properties->addSectionHeader(
         pht('Description'),
         PHUIPropertyListView::ICON_SUMMARY);
       $properties->addTextContent($description);
     }
 
     return $properties;
   }
 
   private function renderActions(PhameBlog $blog, PhabricatorUser $viewer) {
     $actions = id(new PhabricatorActionListView())
       ->setObject($blog)
       ->setUser($viewer);
 
     $can_edit = PhabricatorPolicyFilter::hasCapability(
       $viewer,
       $blog,
       PhabricatorPolicyCapability::CAN_EDIT);
 
     $actions->addAction(
       id(new PhabricatorActionView())
         ->setIcon('fa-pencil')
         ->setHref($this->getApplicationURI('blog/edit/'.$blog->getID().'/'))
         ->setName(pht('Edit Blog'))
         ->setDisabled(!$can_edit)
         ->setWorkflow(!$can_edit));
 
     $actions->addAction(
       id(new PhabricatorActionView())
         ->setIcon('fa-picture-o')
         ->setHref($this->getApplicationURI('blog/picture/'.$blog->getID().'/'))
         ->setName(pht('Edit Blog Picture'))
         ->setDisabled(!$can_edit)
         ->setWorkflow(!$can_edit));
 
     if ($blog->isArchived()) {
       $actions->addAction(
         id(new PhabricatorActionView())
           ->setName(pht('Activate Blog'))
           ->setIcon('fa-check')
           ->setHref(
             $this->getApplicationURI('blog/archive/'.$blog->getID().'/'))
           ->setDisabled(!$can_edit)
           ->setWorkflow(true));
     } else {
       $actions->addAction(
         id(new PhabricatorActionView())
           ->setName(pht('Archive Blog'))
           ->setIcon('fa-ban')
           ->setHref(
             $this->getApplicationURI('blog/archive/'.$blog->getID().'/'))
           ->setDisabled(!$can_edit)
           ->setWorkflow(true));
     }
 
     return $actions;
   }
 
 }