diff --git a/gogrid/src/main/java/org/jclouds/gogrid/domain/ServerImage.java b/gogrid/src/main/java/org/jclouds/gogrid/domain/ServerImage.java
index 17466febc4..b739f86ee9 100644
--- a/gogrid/src/main/java/org/jclouds/gogrid/domain/ServerImage.java
+++ b/gogrid/src/main/java/org/jclouds/gogrid/domain/ServerImage.java
@@ -89,6 +89,8 @@ public class ServerImage implements Comparable<ServerImage> {
    }
 
    public String getDescription() {
+      if (description == null)
+         return "";
       return description;
    }