diff --git a/content/router.xql b/content/router.xql
index 9f8fb38..adbbee9 100644
--- a/content/router.xql
+++ b/content/router.xql
@@ -386,7 +386,7 @@ declare %private function router:error-description ($description as xs:string?,
     if ($line and $line > 0 and empty($value)) then
         ``[`{$description}` [at line `{$line}` column `{$column}` in module `{head(($module, 'unknown'))}`]]``
     else
-        ($description, $value)[1]
+        ($description, $value, 'No description provided.')[1]
 };
 
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