diff --git a/lib/metadataTypes/FilterDefinition.js b/lib/metadataTypes/FilterDefinition.js
index 12840fe24..979a96baa 100644
--- a/lib/metadataTypes/FilterDefinition.js
+++ b/lib/metadataTypes/FilterDefinition.js
@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@ class FilterDefinition extends MetadataType {
             )
         ).map((item) => {
             // description is not returned when empty
-            item.description = item.description || '';
+            item.description ||= '';
             // add extra info from XML
             item.c__soap_DataFilter = responseSOAPMap[item.key].DataFilter;
             return item;