diff --git a/airtime_mvc/application/models/Preference.php b/airtime_mvc/application/models/Preference.php
index b3d6d81a8..e82a0dc22 100644
--- a/airtime_mvc/application/models/Preference.php
+++ b/airtime_mvc/application/models/Preference.php
@@ -498,7 +498,12 @@ class Application_Model_Preference
 
     public static function GetStationDescription()
     {
-        return self::getValue("description");
+        $description = self::getValue("description");
+        if (!empty($description)) {
+            return $description;
+        } else {
+            return "Powered by Airtime Pro";
+        }
     }
 
     // Sets station default timezone (from preferences)
diff --git a/airtime_mvc/build/sql/defaultdata.sql b/airtime_mvc/build/sql/defaultdata.sql
index 8e6d189c6..438dfc979 100644
--- a/airtime_mvc/build/sql/defaultdata.sql
+++ b/airtime_mvc/build/sql/defaultdata.sql
@@ -1,6 +1,5 @@
 -- Schema version
 INSERT INTO cc_pref("keystr", "valstr") VALUES('system_version', '2.5.9');
-INSERT INTO cc_pref("keystr", "valstr") VALUES('description', 'Powered by Airtime Pro');
 
 INSERT INTO cc_subjs ("login", "type", "pass") VALUES ('admin', 'A', md5('admin'));
 -- added in 2.3