diff --git a/fs/registry.go b/fs/registry.go
index 39caca9e3..71a0b5a6c 100644
--- a/fs/registry.go
+++ b/fs/registry.go
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@ var Registry []*RegInfo
 var optDescription = Option{
 	Name:     "description",
 	Help:     "Description of the remote.",
+	Default:  "",
 	Advanced: true,
 }