diff --git a/lib/active_scaffold/helpers/list_column_helpers.rb b/lib/active_scaffold/helpers/list_column_helpers.rb
index <HASH>..<HASH> 100644
--- a/lib/active_scaffold/helpers/list_column_helpers.rb
+++ b/lib/active_scaffold/helpers/list_column_helpers.rb
@@ -283,7 +283,7 @@ module ActiveScaffold
       end
 
       def column_heading_attributes(column, sorting, sort_direction)
-        tag_options = {:id => active_scaffold_column_header_id(column), :class => column_heading_class(column, sorting), :title => strip_tags(column.description)}
+        tag_options = {:id => active_scaffold_column_header_id(column), :class => column_heading_class(column, sorting), :title => strip_tags(column.description).presence}
       end
 
       def render_column_heading(column, sorting, sort_direction)
don't output title="" in column headings