diff --git a/app/views/steps/_empty_step.html.erb b/app/views/steps/_empty_step.html.erb
index f23f48a9b..240c3c99d 100644
--- a/app/views/steps/_empty_step.html.erb
+++ b/app/views/steps/_empty_step.html.erb
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@
   <div class="tab-pane active" role="tabpanel" id="new-step-main">
     <%= f.text_field :name, label: t("protocols.steps.new.name"), placeholder: t("protocols.steps.new.name_placeholder") %>
     <div class="form-group">
+    <label class="control-label" for="step_description"><%= t('protocols.steps.new.description') %></label>
       <%= quill_editor nil, { id: 'step_description', name: 'step[description]', value: @step.description } %>
     </div>
   </div>
diff --git a/app/views/steps/_step.html.erb b/app/views/steps/_step.html.erb
index ab8fa3979..c7399546e 100644
--- a/app/views/steps/_step.html.erb
+++ b/app/views/steps/_step.html.erb
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@
     <div class="panel-collapse collapse" id="step-panel-<%= step.id %>" role="tabpanel">
       <div class="panel-body">
         <div class="row">
-          <% if step.description.blank? %>
+          <% if strip_tags(step.description).blank? %>
             <em><%= t("protocols.steps.no_description") %></em>
           <% else %>
             <%= step.description.html_safe %>