diff --git a/ModelDescriber/PhpdocPropertyAnnotationReader.php b/ModelDescriber/PhpdocPropertyAnnotationReader.php
index 9c5bebc..9b97423 100644
--- a/ModelDescriber/PhpdocPropertyAnnotationReader.php
+++ b/ModelDescriber/PhpdocPropertyAnnotationReader.php
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ class PhpdocPropertyAnnotationReader
         if (!$title = $docBlock->getSummary()) {
             /** @var Var_ $var */
             foreach ($docBlock->getTagsByName('var') as $var) {
-                if (null === $description = $var->getDescription()) continue;
+                if (!$description = $var->getDescription()) continue;
                 $title = $description->render();
                 if ($title) break;
             }
@@ -60,7 +60,7 @@ class PhpdocPropertyAnnotationReader
         if ($property->getTitle() === null && $title) {
             $property->setTitle($title);
         }
-        if ($property->getDescription() === null && $docBlock->getDescription()) {
+        if ($property->getDescription() === null && $docBlock->getDescription() && $docBlock->getDescription()->render()) {
             $property->setDescription($docBlock->getDescription()->render());
         }
         if ($property->getType() === null) {