diff --git a/app/controllers/announcements_controller.rb b/app/controllers/announcements_controller.rb
index 11431c8..a73a236 100644
--- a/app/controllers/announcements_controller.rb
+++ b/app/controllers/announcements_controller.rb
@@ -295,7 +295,7 @@ class AnnouncementsController < ApplicationController
     
     request = OrbitHelper.request
     if announcement["subtitle_translations"].present?
-      meta_desc = announcement["subtitle_translations"][locale] != "" ? announcement["subtitle_translations"][locale] : announcement["text_translations"][locale][0..200]
+      meta_desc = announcement["subtitle_translations"][locale] != "" ? announcement["subtitle_translations"][locale] : announcement["text_translations"][locale][0..200] rescue ""
     else
       meta_desc = ""
     end