diff --git a/Examples/petstore.swagger.io/petstore.swagger.io.yaml b/Examples/petstore.swagger.io/petstore.swagger.io.yaml
index ec62cd3c5..387ac1a12 100644
--- a/Examples/petstore.swagger.io/petstore.swagger.io.yaml
+++ b/Examples/petstore.swagger.io/petstore.swagger.io.yaml
@@ -116,7 +116,6 @@ paths:
       tags:
         - pet
       summary: 'Updates a pet in the store with form data'
-      description: ''
       operationId: updatePetWithForm
       parameters:
         -
@@ -152,7 +151,6 @@ paths:
       tags:
         - pet
       summary: 'Deletes a pet'
-      description: ''
       operationId: deletePet
       parameters:
         -
@@ -178,7 +176,6 @@ paths:
       tags:
         - pet
       summary: 'Update an existing pet.'
-      description: ''
       operationId: updatePet
       requestBody:
         description: 'Pet object that needs to be added to the store'
@@ -206,7 +203,6 @@ paths:
       tags:
         - pet
       summary: 'Add a new pet to the store'
-      description: ''
       operationId: addPet
       requestBody:
         description: 'Pet object that needs to be added to the store'
@@ -231,7 +227,6 @@ paths:
       tags:
         - pet
       summary: 'uploads an image'
-      description: ''
       operationId: uploadFile
       parameters:
         -
@@ -285,7 +280,6 @@ paths:
       tags:
         - store
       summary: 'Place an order for a pet'
-      description: ''
       operationId: placeOrder
       requestBody:
         description: 'order placed for purchasing the pet'
@@ -367,7 +361,6 @@ paths:
       tags:
         - user
       summary: 'Creates list of users with given input array'
-      description: ''
       operationId: createUsersWithArrayInput
       requestBody:
         description: 'List of user object'
@@ -386,7 +379,6 @@ paths:
       tags:
         - user
       summary: 'Creates list of users with given input array'
-      description: ''
       operationId: createUsersWithListInput
       requestBody:
         description: 'List of user object'
@@ -405,7 +397,6 @@ paths:
       tags:
         - user
       summary: 'Logs user into the system'
-      description: ''
       operationId: loginUser
       parameters:
         -
@@ -442,7 +433,6 @@ paths:
       tags:
         - user
       summary: 'Logs out current logged in user session'
-      description: ''
       operationId: logoutUser
       parameters: []
       responses:
@@ -453,7 +443,6 @@ paths:
       tags:
         - user
       summary: 'Get user by user name'
-      description: ''
       operationId: getUserByName
       parameters:
         -
diff --git a/src/Processors/DocBlockDescriptions.php b/src/Processors/DocBlockDescriptions.php
index 59070fd34..97d112856 100644
--- a/src/Processors/DocBlockDescriptions.php
+++ b/src/Processors/DocBlockDescriptions.php
@@ -11,10 +11,10 @@
 use OpenApi\Generator;
 
 /**
- * Checks if the annotation has a summary and/or description property
- * and uses the text in the comment block (above the annotations) as summary and/or description.
+ * Checks if the annotation has a summary and/or description property and uses
+ * the text in the docblock (above the annotations) as summary and/or description.
  *
- * Use `null`, for example: `@Annotation(description=null)`, if you don't want the annotation to have a description.
+ * Use an empty string `''`, for example: `@Annotation(description="")`, if you don't want the annotation to have a description.
  */
 class DocBlockDescriptions implements ProcessorInterface
 {
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@ public function __invoke(Analysis $analysis)
     protected function description(OA\AbstractAnnotation $annotation): void
     {
         if (!Generator::isDefault($annotation->description)) {
-            if ($annotation->description === null) {
+            if ($annotation->description === null || $annotation->description === '') {
                 $annotation->description = Generator::UNDEFINED;
             }
 
@@ -69,8 +69,8 @@ protected function description(OA\AbstractAnnotation $annotation): void
      */
     protected function summaryAndDescription(OA\AbstractAnnotation $annotation): void
     {
-        $ignoreSummary = !Generator::isDefault($annotation->summary);
-        $ignoreDescription = !Generator::isDefault($annotation->description);
+        $ignoreSummary = !Generator::isDefault($annotation->summary) && $annotation->summary !== '';
+        $ignoreDescription = !Generator::isDefault($annotation->description) && $annotation->description !== '';
         if ($annotation->summary === null) {
             $ignoreSummary = true;
             $annotation->summary = Generator::UNDEFINED;