diff --git a/app/models/Collection.js b/app/models/Collection.js
index 30876264c..388a06681 100644
--- a/app/models/Collection.js
+++ b/app/models/Collection.js
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ export default class Collection extends BaseModel {
   }
 
   @computed
-  get hasDescription(): string {
+  get hasDescription(): boolean {
     return !!trim(this.description, "\\").trim();
   }