diff --git a/media_gallery.pages.inc b/media_gallery.pages.inc
index b8aeb6e..0223246 100644
--- a/media_gallery.pages.inc
+++ b/media_gallery.pages.inc
@@ -89,7 +89,12 @@ function media_gallery_detail_page($gallery_node, $file) {
   //$title = _media_gallery_get_media_title($file);
   $title = $gallery_node->title . ': Photo';
   drupal_set_title($title);
-  $resource = array('picture' => $file->uri, 'description' => $file->media_description['und'][0]['safe_value']);
+  if (isset($file->media_description['und'][0]['safe_value'])) {
+    $description = $file->media_description['und'][0]['safe_value'];
+  } else {
+    $description = '';
+  }
+  $resource = array('picture' => $file->uri, 'description' => $description);
   cf_metadata_construct_metadata($resource, 'media_gallery_individual');
 
   drupal_add_js(drupal_get_path('module', 'media_gallery') . '/media_gallery.js');