diff --git a/metaphor/unity_catalog/extractor.py b/metaphor/unity_catalog/extractor.py
index d01e3c5e..d47b073a 100644
--- a/metaphor/unity_catalog/extractor.py
+++ b/metaphor/unity_catalog/extractor.py
@@ -469,7 +469,7 @@ def _init_hierarchy(
                 ]
             )
 
-        if comment is not None:
+        if comment:
             hierarchy.system_description = SystemDescription(
                 description=comment,
                 platform=AssetPlatform.UNITY_CATALOG,
diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index 0d9e6a1e..03d850b9 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 [tool.poetry]
 name = "metaphor-connectors"
-version = "0.14.143"
+version = "0.14.144"
 license = "Apache-2.0"
 description = "A collection of Python-based 'connectors' that extract metadata from various sources to ingest into the Metaphor app."
 authors = ["Metaphor <dev@metaphor.io>"]