diff --git a/templates/RSSFeed.ss b/templates/RSSFeed.ss
index e06e143e1..c95af9330 100755
--- a/templates/RSSFeed.ss
+++ b/templates/RSSFeed.ss
@@ -1,9 +1,9 @@
 <?xml version="1.0"?>
 <rss version="2.0">
 	<channel>
-		<title>$Title.XML</title>
+		<title>$Title</title>
 		<link>$Link</link>
-		<description>$Description.XML</description>
+		<% if Description %><description>$Description.XML</description><% end_if %>
 
 		<% control Entries %>
 		<item>
@@ -18,4 +18,4 @@
 		<% end_control %>
 
 	</channel>
-</rss>
\ No newline at end of file
+</rss>