diff --git a/assets/javascripts/discourse/templates/admin/plugins-explorer.hbs b/assets/javascripts/discourse/templates/admin/plugins-explorer.hbs
index 4c5af37..6a922ea 100644
--- a/assets/javascripts/discourse/templates/admin/plugins-explorer.hbs
+++ b/assets/javascripts/discourse/templates/admin/plugins-explorer.hbs
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@
                 {{text-field value=selectedItem.name}}
               </div>
               <div class="desc">
-                {{textarea value=selectedItem.description}}
+                {{textarea value=selectedItem.description placeholder=(i18n "explorer.description_placeholder")}}
               </div>
             {{else}}
               <div class="name">
diff --git a/config/locales/client.en.yml b/config/locales/client.en.yml
index 1bf2ba0..baf1e50 100644
--- a/config/locales/client.en.yml
+++ b/config/locales/client.en.yml
@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@ en:
       title: "Data Explorer"
       create: "Create New"
       create_placeholder: "Query name..."
+      description_placeholder: "Enter a description here"
       import:
         label: "Import"
         modal: "Import A Query"
diff --git a/plugin.rb b/plugin.rb
index 7aa0f7a..4b03fe7 100644
--- a/plugin.rb
+++ b/plugin.rb
@@ -571,7 +571,7 @@ SQL
 
     def initialize
       @name = 'Unnamed Query'
-      @description = 'Enter a description here'
+      @description = ''
       @sql = 'SELECT 1'
     end