diff --git a/roles/aws/aws_vpc/tasks/security_group.yml b/roles/aws/aws_vpc/tasks/security_group.yml
index 6c0bfe8b6..5f06dea2b 100644
--- a/roles/aws/aws_vpc/tasks/security_group.yml
+++ b/roles/aws/aws_vpc/tasks/security_group.yml
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
     tags: "{{ aws_vpc.tags | combine({'Name': aws_vpc.name}) }}"
     state: "{{ aws_vpc.state }}"
     vpc_id: "{{ aws_vpc.id }}"
-    description: "{{ security_group.description }}"
+    description: "{{ security_group.description | default('') }}"
     rules: "{{ security_group.rules | default(omit) }}"
     rules_egress: "{{ security_group.rules_egress | default(omit) }}"
     purge_rules: "{{ aws_vpc.purge_rules | default(omit) }}"