diff --git a/backend/api/posts/serializers.py b/backend/api/posts/serializers.py
index 7052660..87c4935 100644
--- a/backend/api/posts/serializers.py
+++ b/backend/api/posts/serializers.py
@@ -105,9 +105,15 @@ class PostSerializer(serializers.ModelSerializer):
         }
 
     def get_description(self, obj) -> Dict[str, str]:
+        desc = obj.description.first().content
+        if desc == "":
+            count = 0
+        else:
+            count = obj.description.count()
+
         return {
-            "count": obj.description.count(),
-            "content": obj.description.first().content,
+            "count": count,
+            "content": desc,
         }
 
     def get_creator(self, obj) -> Dict[str, str]: