diff --git a/modules/ppcp-api-client/src/Factory/ItemFactory.php b/modules/ppcp-api-client/src/Factory/ItemFactory.php
index 479d8a334..fe1335476 100644
--- a/modules/ppcp-api-client/src/Factory/ItemFactory.php
+++ b/modules/ppcp-api-client/src/Factory/ItemFactory.php
@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@ class ItemFactory {
 					mb_substr( $product->get_name(), 0, 127 ),
 					new Money( $price_without_tax_rounded, $this->currency ),
 					$quantity,
-					mb_substr( wp_strip_all_tags( $product->get_description() ), 0, 127 ),
+					substr( wp_strip_all_tags( $product->get_description() ), 0, 127 ) ?: '',
 					$tax,
 					$product->get_sku(),
 					( $product->is_virtual() ) ? Item::DIGITAL_GOODS : Item::PHYSICAL_GOODS