diff --git a/extractor/src/main/java/org/schabi/newpipe/extractor/services/peertube/extractors/PeertubeStreamExtractor.java b/extractor/src/main/java/org/schabi/newpipe/extractor/services/peertube/extractors/PeertubeStreamExtractor.java
index 0bead848c..ac3d6ecbe 100644
--- a/extractor/src/main/java/org/schabi/newpipe/extractor/services/peertube/extractors/PeertubeStreamExtractor.java
+++ b/extractor/src/main/java/org/schabi/newpipe/extractor/services/peertube/extractors/PeertubeStreamExtractor.java
@@ -70,20 +70,23 @@ public class PeertubeStreamExtractor extends StreamExtractor {
 
     @Override
     public String getDescription() throws ParsingException {
-        String description = "";
-        Downloader dl = NewPipe.getDownloader();
+        String desc;
         try {
-            Response response = dl.get(getUrl() + "/description");
-            JsonObject jsonObject = JsonParser.object().from(response.responseBody());
-            description = JsonUtils.getString(jsonObject, "description");
-        } catch (ReCaptchaException | IOException | JsonParserException e) {
-            e.printStackTrace();
+            desc = JsonUtils.getString(json, "description");
+        } catch (ParsingException e) {
+            return "No description";
         }
-        if (description.equals("")) {
-            //if the request above failed
-            description = JsonUtils.getString(json, "description");
+        if (desc.length() >= 255 && desc.substring(desc.length() - 3).equals("...")) {
+            Downloader dl = NewPipe.getDownloader();
+            try {
+                Response response = dl.get(getUrl() + "/description");
+                JsonObject jsonObject = JsonParser.object().from(response.responseBody());
+                desc = JsonUtils.getString(jsonObject, "description");
+            } catch (ReCaptchaException | IOException | JsonParserException e) {
+                e.printStackTrace();
+            }
         }
-        return description;
+        return desc;
     }
 
     @Override
diff --git a/extractor/src/main/java/org/schabi/newpipe/extractor/stream/StreamExtractor.java b/extractor/src/main/java/org/schabi/newpipe/extractor/stream/StreamExtractor.java
index ce18dfa3b..a638c7b6d 100644
--- a/extractor/src/main/java/org/schabi/newpipe/extractor/stream/StreamExtractor.java
+++ b/extractor/src/main/java/org/schabi/newpipe/extractor/stream/StreamExtractor.java
@@ -353,7 +353,7 @@ public abstract class StreamExtractor extends Extractor {
 
     /**
      * The host of the stream (Eg. peertube.cpy.re).
-     * If the privacy is not available, or if the service doesn't use
+     * If the host is not available, or if the service doesn't use
      * a federated system, but a centralised system,
      * you can simply return an empty string.
      * @return the host of the stream or an empty String.