diff --git a/lib/commander.js b/lib/commander.js
index 5ba87ebb8..e70e14849 100644
--- a/lib/commander.js
+++ b/lib/commander.js
@@ -1,4 +1,3 @@
-
 /*!
  * commander
  * Copyright(c) 2011 TJ Holowaychuk <tj@vision-media.ca>
@@ -48,7 +47,7 @@ function Option(flags, description) {
   flags = flags.split(/[ ,|]+/);
   if (flags.length > 1 && !/^[[<]/.test(flags[1])) this.short = flags.shift();
   this.long = flags.shift();
-  this.description = description;
+  this.description = description || '';
 }
 
 /**