diff --git a/changelog/unreleased/000057-connection-tags-fix.yml b/changelog/unreleased/000057-connection-tags-fix.yml
index c53faa8..25652a1 100644
--- a/changelog/unreleased/000057-connection-tags-fix.yml
+++ b/changelog/unreleased/000057-connection-tags-fix.yml
@@ -7,4 +7,5 @@ type: fixed #[added/changed/deprecated/removed/fixed/security/other]
 issues:
   - 57
 merge_requests:
-  - 58
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+  - 58
+  - 59
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diff --git a/hofund-core/src/main/java/dev/logchange/hofund/graph/node/HofundNodeMeter.java b/hofund-core/src/main/java/dev/logchange/hofund/graph/node/HofundNodeMeter.java
index ee5442f..3380f63 100644
--- a/hofund-core/src/main/java/dev/logchange/hofund/graph/node/HofundNodeMeter.java
+++ b/hofund-core/src/main/java/dev/logchange/hofund/graph/node/HofundNodeMeter.java
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@
 import java.util.Collection;
 import java.util.LinkedList;
 import java.util.List;
+import java.util.Objects;
 import java.util.concurrent.atomic.AtomicInteger;
 import java.util.stream.Collectors;
 
@@ -64,7 +65,12 @@ private List<Tag> tagsForConnection(HofundConnection connection) {
         List<Tag> tags = new LinkedList<>();
         tags.add(Tag.of("id", connection.toTargetTag()));
         tags.add(Tag.of("title", connection.getTarget() + "_" + connection.getType()));
-        tags.add(Tag.of("subtitle", connection.getType().toString() + " (" + connection.getDescription() + ")"));
+
+        String subtitle = Objects.equals(connection.getDescription(), "") ?
+                connection.getType().toString()
+                : String.format("%s (%s)", connection.getType(), connection.getDescription());
+
+        tags.add(Tag.of("subtitle", subtitle));
         tags.add(Tag.of("type", connection.getType().toString()));
         return tags;
     }