diff --git a/lib/trustie/gitlab/sync.rb b/lib/trustie/gitlab/sync.rb
index 3520098a9..21c3bce47 100644
--- a/lib/trustie/gitlab/sync.rb
+++ b/lib/trustie/gitlab/sync.rb
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ module Trustie
 
             gproject = g.create_project(repository.identifier, 
                       path: repository.identifier,
-                      description: project.description, 
+                      description: false,
                       wiki_enabled: false,
                       wall_enabled: false,
                       issues_enabled: false,
@@ -88,7 +88,7 @@ module Trustie
             # can use password
             gproject = self.g.create_project(path, 
                             path: path,
-                            description: project.description, 
+                            description: false,
                             wiki_enabled: false,
                             wall_enabled: false,
                             issues_enabled: false,