diff --git a/core/src/Revolution/modElement.php b/core/src/Revolution/modElement.php
index 3df81a9904..9b61e9ea3d 100644
--- a/core/src/Revolution/modElement.php
+++ b/core/src/Revolution/modElement.php
@@ -162,7 +162,8 @@ public function get($k, $format = null, $formatTemplate = null)
                     }
                     $this->xpdo->lexicon->load($property['lexicon']);
                 }
-                $property['desc_trans'] = $this->xpdo->lexicon($property['desc']);
+                $desc = $property['desc'] ?? '';
+                $property['desc_trans'] = $desc !== '' ? $this->xpdo->lexicon($desc) : '';
                 $property['area'] = !empty($property['area']) ? $property['area'] : '';
                 $property['area_trans'] = !empty($property['area']) ? $this->xpdo->lexicon($property['area']) : '';
 
diff --git a/core/src/Revolution/modPropertySet.php b/core/src/Revolution/modPropertySet.php
index 3af5fb40a8..3fd1a756f8 100644
--- a/core/src/Revolution/modPropertySet.php
+++ b/core/src/Revolution/modPropertySet.php
@@ -75,7 +75,8 @@ public function get($k, $format = null, $formatTemplate = null)
                     }
                     $this->xpdo->lexicon->load($property['lexicon']);
                 }
-                $property['desc_trans'] = $this->xpdo->lexicon($property['desc']);
+                $desc = $property['desc'] ?? '';
+                $property['desc_trans'] = $desc !== '' ? $this->xpdo->lexicon($desc) : '';
                 $property['area'] = !empty($property['area']) ? $property['area'] : '';
 
                 if (!empty($property['options'])) {