diff --git a/pages/apis/rest_api/packages/registries.md b/pages/apis/rest_api/packages/registries.md
index b5c37cbad1..c2ab576c01 100644
--- a/pages/apis/rest_api/packages/registries.md
+++ b/pages/apis/rest_api/packages/registries.md
@@ -102,7 +102,7 @@ curl -H "Authorization: Bearer $TOKEN" \
   "web_url": "https://buildkite.com/organizations/my-org/registries/my-registry",
   "name": "my registry",
   "ecosystem": "ruby",
-  "description": null,
+  "description": "registry containing ruby gems",
   "emoji": null,
   "color": null,
   "public": false,