diff --git a/app/assets/javascripts/app/controllers/_dashboard/activity_stream.js.coffee b/app/assets/javascripts/app/controllers/_dashboard/activity_stream.js.coffee
index 9455f3b63..1fb814371 100644
--- a/app/assets/javascripts/app/controllers/_dashboard/activity_stream.js.coffee
+++ b/app/assets/javascripts/app/controllers/_dashboard/activity_stream.js.coffee
@@ -38,10 +38,15 @@ class App.DashboardActivityStream extends App.Controller
     @render(items)
 
   render: (items) ->
+
+    # show description of activity stream
     if _.isEmpty(items)
       @$('.activity-description').removeClass('hidden')
       return
 
+    # remove description of activity stream
+    @$('.activity-description').remove()
+
     items = @prepareForObjectList(items)
 
     html = $('<div class="activity-entries"></div>')