1 files changed, 1 insertions, 1 deletions

diff --git a/OpenSim/Framework/InventoryItemBase.cs b/OpenSim/Framework/InventoryItemBase.cs
index ecc2d76..21683c4 100644
--- a/OpenSim/Framework/InventoryItemBase.cs
+++ b/OpenSim/Framework/InventoryItemBase.cs
@@ -65,7 +65,7 @@ namespace OpenSim.Framework
         /// <summary>
         /// The description of the inventory item (must be less than 64 characters)
         /// </summary>
-        private string _description;
+        private string _description = string.Empty;
 
         /// <summary>
         ///