diff --git a/app/views/items/_item_list_row.html.haml b/app/views/items/_item_list_row.html.haml
index 96dc26c0..09b7e52d 100644
--- a/app/views/items/_item_list_row.html.haml
+++ b/app/views/items/_item_list_row.html.haml
@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
+- subtitle = nil unless defined? subtitle
+
 %tr
 	%td.thumbnail-cell
 		= link_to item_thumbnail_for(item), item, target: "_blank",