diff --git a/app/views/conferences/_tickets.haml b/app/views/conferences/_tickets.haml
index a028e8a0..8e29558d 100644
--- a/app/views/conferences/_tickets.haml
+++ b/app/views/conferences/_tickets.haml
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@
                 %h3.text-center.word_break
                   = ticket.title
                 .word_break
-                  = markdown(ticket.description.split("\n").first)
+                  = markdown(ticket.description.split("\n")&.first.strip)
                 %button.btn-block.btn.btn-lg.btn-success
                   %i.fa.fa-ticket.fa-fw{"aria-hidden": true}
                   = humanized_money_with_symbol(ticket.price)