diff --git a/app/views/branded/layouts/_branding.html.erb b/app/views/branded/layouts/_branding.html.erb
index 4ea4b02..7e193d5 100644
--- a/app/views/branded/layouts/_branding.html.erb
+++ b/app/views/branded/layouts/_branding.html.erb
@@ -48,9 +48,11 @@
           <% end %>
         </ul>
       <% end %>
-        <div class="org-banner-text">
-          <%= current_user.org.banner_text.html_safe %>
-        </div>
+      <div class="org-banner-text">
+      <%  if !current_user.org.banner_text.nil?  %>
+        <%= current_user.org.banner_text.html_safe %>
+      <% end %>
+      </div>
       <!-- Navigation for organisation admin -->
       <ul class="nav navbar-nav navbar-right">
         <!-- if org admin -->
diff --git a/app/views/layouts/_branding.html.erb b/app/views/layouts/_branding.html.erb
index 1f7bd9c..d13b6d9 100644
--- a/app/views/layouts/_branding.html.erb
+++ b/app/views/layouts/_branding.html.erb
@@ -48,7 +48,9 @@
           <% end %>
         </ul>
         <div class="org-banner-text">
+        <%  if !current_user.org.banner_text.nil?  %>
           <%= current_user.org.banner_text.html_safe %>
+        <% end %>
         </div>
       <% end %>