diff --git a/resources/css/utilities.css b/resources/css/utilities.css
index 9851180c2b..67d898da3a 100644
--- a/resources/css/utilities.css
+++ b/resources/css/utilities.css
@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@
 
 /*  input, select before */
 @utility input-select {
-    @apply block h-9 px-3 py-1.5 w-full text-sm text-black rounded-md border border-neutral-200 bg-[var(--coollabs-recessed)] dark:text-fg dark:border-white/[0.08] transition-colors disabled:bg-neutral-100 disabled:text-neutral-400 dark:disabled:bg-white/[0.03] dark:disabled:text-fg-faint;
+    @apply block h-8 px-3 py-1.5 w-full text-sm text-black rounded-md border border-neutral-200 bg-[var(--coollabs-recessed)] dark:text-fg dark:border-white/[0.08] transition-colors disabled:bg-neutral-100 disabled:text-neutral-400 dark:disabled:bg-white/[0.03] dark:disabled:text-fg-faint;
     box-shadow: none;
 
     &:where(.dark, .dark *) {
diff --git a/resources/views/livewire/dashboard.blade.php b/resources/views/livewire/dashboard.blade.php
index f4bf96fbb7..d9eb201c5d 100644
--- a/resources/views/livewire/dashboard.blade.php
+++ b/resources/views/livewire/dashboard.blade.php
@@ -66,7 +66,7 @@
                                         {{ $project->name }}
                                     </h3>
                                     <p class="mt-0.5 truncate text-[11px] text-neutral-500 dark:text-fg-faint">
-                                        {{ $project->description ?: 'No description' }}
+                                        {{ $project->description }}
                                     </p>
                                 </div>
                             </div>
@@ -181,7 +181,7 @@
                                         {{ $server->name }}
                                     </h3>
                                     <p class="mt-0.5 truncate text-[11px] text-neutral-500 dark:text-fg-faint">
-                                        {{ $server->description ?: 'No description' }}
+                                        {{ $server->description }}
                                     </p>
                                 </div>
                                 @if ($serverStatusType !== 'success')
diff --git a/resources/views/livewire/project/index.blade.php b/resources/views/livewire/project/index.blade.php
index 4cd0e22d19..108b4024ac 100644
--- a/resources/views/livewire/project/index.blade.php
+++ b/resources/views/livewire/project/index.blade.php
@@ -121,7 +121,7 @@
                                         class="truncate text-[13px]! leading-4! font-semibold! text-black dark:text-fg"
                                         x-text="project.name"></h2>
                                     <p class="mt-0.5 truncate text-[11px] text-neutral-500 dark:text-fg-faint"
-                                        x-text="project.description || 'No description'"></p>
+                                        x-text="project.description || ''"></p>
                                 </div>
                             </div>
 
diff --git a/resources/views/livewire/server/index.blade.php b/resources/views/livewire/server/index.blade.php
index 9f5680160e..52a0c3a990 100644
--- a/resources/views/livewire/server/index.blade.php
+++ b/resources/views/livewire/server/index.blade.php
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@
             return [
                 'uuid' => $server->uuid,
                 'name' => $server->name,
-                'description' => $server->description ?: 'No description',
+                'description' => $server->description,
                 'href' => route('server.show', ['server_uuid' => $server->uuid]),
                 'status' => $status,
                 'statusType' => $statusType,
diff --git a/resources/views/livewire/server/private-key/show.blade.php b/resources/views/livewire/server/private-key/show.blade.php
index bf938a888d..0663dd1168 100644
--- a/resources/views/livewire/server/private-key/show.blade.php
+++ b/resources/views/livewire/server/private-key/show.blade.php
@@ -78,7 +78,7 @@
                                     @endif
                                 </div>
                                 <p class="mt-1 text-xs text-neutral-500 dark:text-fg-dim">
-                                    {{ $privateKey->description ?: 'No description provided.' }}
+                                    {{ $privateKey->description }}
                                 </p>
                             </div>
                         </div>
diff --git a/resources/views/livewire/shared-variables/environment/index.blade.php b/resources/views/livewire/shared-variables/environment/index.blade.php
index 15c6dd461d..645f2e61be 100644
--- a/resources/views/livewire/shared-variables/environment/index.blade.php
+++ b/resources/views/livewire/shared-variables/environment/index.blade.php
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@
                                             href="{{ route('shared-variables.environment.show', ['project_uuid' => $project->uuid, 'environment_uuid' => $environment->uuid]) }}" {{ wireNavigate() }}>
                                             <div class="flex items-start gap-3">
                                                 <div class="flex size-8 shrink-0 items-center justify-center rounded-lg border border-neutral-200 bg-neutral-50 text-neutral-500 dark:border-white/[0.08] dark:bg-white/[0.04] dark:text-fg-dim"><x-reicon name="layers" class="size-4" /></div>
-                                                <div class="min-w-0 flex-1"><h3 class="truncate text-[13px]! leading-4! font-semibold! text-black dark:text-fg">{{ $environment->name }}</h3><p class="mt-0.5 truncate text-[11px] text-neutral-500 dark:text-fg-faint">{{ $environment->description ?: 'No description' }}</p></div>
+                                                <div class="min-w-0 flex-1"><h3 class="truncate text-[13px]! leading-4! font-semibold! text-black dark:text-fg">{{ $environment->name }}</h3><p class="mt-0.5 truncate text-[11px] text-neutral-500 dark:text-fg-faint">{{ $environment->description }}</p></div>
                                             </div>
                                         </a>
                                     @endforeach
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@
                                 href="{{ route('shared-variables.environment.show', ['project_uuid' => $project->uuid, 'environment_uuid' => $environment->uuid]) }}" {{ wireNavigate() }}
                                 class="flex min-h-14 items-center gap-3 border-b border-neutral-200 px-4 py-2.5 last:border-b-0 hover:bg-neutral-50 hover:no-underline dark:border-white/[0.07] dark:hover:bg-white/[0.025]">
                                 <x-reicon name="layers" class="size-4 shrink-0 text-neutral-500 dark:text-fg-dim" />
-                                <div class="min-w-0 flex-1"><div class="truncate text-[13px] font-medium">{{ $environment->name }}</div><div class="truncate text-[11px] text-neutral-500 dark:text-fg-faint">{{ $environment->description ?: 'No description' }}</div></div>
+                                <div class="min-w-0 flex-1"><div class="truncate text-[13px] font-medium">{{ $environment->name }}</div><div class="truncate text-[11px] text-neutral-500 dark:text-fg-faint">{{ $environment->description }}</div></div>
                                 <span class="shrink-0 text-[11px] text-neutral-500 dark:text-fg-dim">{{ $project->name }}</span>
                             </a>
                         @endforeach
diff --git a/resources/views/livewire/shared-variables/project/index.blade.php b/resources/views/livewire/shared-variables/project/index.blade.php
index 71fd497b66..d19fc39f5e 100644
--- a/resources/views/livewire/shared-variables/project/index.blade.php
+++ b/resources/views/livewire/shared-variables/project/index.blade.php
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@
                                 </div>
                                 <div class="min-w-0 flex-1">
                                     <h2 class="truncate text-[13px]! leading-4! font-semibold! text-black dark:text-fg">{{ $project->name }}</h2>
-                                    <p class="mt-0.5 truncate text-[11px] text-neutral-500 dark:text-fg-faint">{{ $project->description ?: 'No description' }}</p>
+                                    <p class="mt-0.5 truncate text-[11px] text-neutral-500 dark:text-fg-faint">{{ $project->description }}</p>
                                 </div>
                             </div>
                             <div class="mt-auto pt-4 text-[11px] text-neutral-500 dark:text-fg-dim">
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@
                             @else
                                 <x-reicon name="projects" class="size-4 shrink-0 text-neutral-500 dark:text-fg-dim" />
                             @endif
-                            <div class="min-w-0 flex-1"><div class="truncate text-[13px] font-medium">{{ $project->name }}</div><div class="truncate text-[11px] text-neutral-500 dark:text-fg-faint">{{ $project->description ?: 'No description' }}</div></div>
+                            <div class="min-w-0 flex-1"><div class="truncate text-[13px] font-medium">{{ $project->name }}</div><div class="truncate text-[11px] text-neutral-500 dark:text-fg-faint">{{ $project->description }}</div></div>
                             <span class="shrink-0 text-[11px] text-neutral-500 dark:text-fg-dim">{{ $project->environment_variables()->count() }} {{ Str::plural('variable', $project->environment_variables()->count()) }}</span>
                         </a>
                     @endforeach
diff --git a/tests/Feature/FormControlHeightTest.php b/tests/Feature/FormControlHeightTest.php
index c1a073b480..589112b5bf 100644
--- a/tests/Feature/FormControlHeightTest.php
+++ b/tests/Feature/FormControlHeightTest.php
@@ -11,12 +11,13 @@ test('default form buttons and inputs share the same control height', function (
     preg_match('/@utility button \{[^}]*\}/s', $utilities, $button);
 
     expect($inputSelect[0] ?? '')
-        ->toContain('h-9')
-        ->and($button[0] ?? '')->toContain('h-9')
-        ->and($button[0] ?? '')->toContain('min-h-9')
+        ->toContain('h-8')
+        ->not->toContain('h-9')
+        ->and($button[0] ?? '')->toContain('h-8')
+        ->and($button[0] ?? '')->toContain('min-h-8')
         ->and($button[0] ?? '')->toContain('whitespace-nowrap')
         ->and($button[0] ?? '')->toContain('shrink-0')
-        ->and($button[0] ?? '')->not->toContain('h-8');
+        ->and($button[0] ?? '')->not->toContain('h-9');
 });
 
 test('settings form surfaces keep input and button heights equal', function () {
diff --git a/tests/Unit/DescriptionPlaceholderViewTest.php b/tests/Unit/DescriptionPlaceholderViewTest.php
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..6dc733c0fc
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/Unit/DescriptionPlaceholderViewTest.php
@@ -0,0 +1,16 @@
+<?php
+
+it('does not show placeholder copy when a description is empty', function () {
+    $views = new RecursiveIteratorIterator(
+        new RecursiveDirectoryIterator(__DIR__.'/../../resources/views')
+    );
+    $viewContents = '';
+
+    foreach ($views as $view) {
+        if ($view->isFile() && $view->getExtension() === 'php') {
+            $viewContents .= file_get_contents($view->getPathname());
+        }
+    }
+
+    expect($viewContents)->not->toContain('No description');
+});