diff --git a/src/lib/components/chat/Messages/Placeholder.svelte b/src/lib/components/chat/Messages/Placeholder.svelte
index 5922e25e04..25cb957dfc 100644
--- a/src/lib/components/chat/Messages/Placeholder.svelte
+++ b/src/lib/components/chat/Messages/Placeholder.svelte
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@
 					>
 						<Tooltip
 							content={marked.parse(
-								sanitizeResponseContent(models[selectedModelIdx]?.info?.meta?.description)
+								sanitizeResponseContent(models[selectedModelIdx]?.info?.meta?.description ?? '')
 							)}
 							placement="right"
 						>