diff --git a/static/js/subs.js b/static/js/subs.js
index a723a3b6ef..89fe5b3a75 100644
--- a/static/js/subs.js
+++ b/static/js/subs.js
@@ -170,7 +170,7 @@ function update_stream_description(sub, description) {
     sub.description = description;
 
     var sub_settings_selector = '.stream-row[data-stream-id=' + sub.stream_id + ']';
-    $(sub_settings_selector + ' .subscription_description').text(description);
+    $(sub_settings_selector + ' .description').text(description);
     $(sub_settings_selector + ' input.description').val(description);
 }
 
diff --git a/static/styles/media.css b/static/styles/media.css
index 29b12e85c0..7fd0837572 100644
--- a/static/styles/media.css
+++ b/static/styles/media.css
@@ -197,7 +197,7 @@
     html {
         overflow-x: hidden;
     }
-    .subscription_description {
+    .stream_row .description {
         display: none;
     }
 }
diff --git a/static/templates/subscription.handlebars b/static/templates/subscription.handlebars
index ee3256fb5a..d10370320f 100644
--- a/static/templates/subscription.handlebars
+++ b/static/templates/subscription.handlebars
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@
       <div class="subscription-info">
         <span class="stream-name subscription-name-row">{{name}}</span>
         <span class="subscriber_icon">(<span class="subscriber_count subscriber-count-row">{{subscriber_count}}</span> <i class="icon-vector-user"></i>)</span>
-        <span class="subscription_description subscription-description-row light">{{description}}</span>
+        <span class="description subscription-description-row light">{{description}}</span>
       </div>
     </div>