diff --git a/db/fixtures/development/04_project.rb b/db/fixtures/development/04_project.rb
index 43178dee25d..6fdb163c27d 100644
--- a/db/fixtures/development/04_project.rb
+++ b/db/fixtures/development/04_project.rb
@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@ project_urls.each_with_index do |url, i|
       name: group_path.titleize,
       path: group_path
     )
+    group.description = Faker::Lorem.sentence
     group.owner = User.first
     group.save
   end
@@ -35,7 +36,8 @@ project_urls.each_with_index do |url, i|
   params = {
     import_url: url,
     namespace_id: group.id,
-    name: project_path.titleize
+    name: project_path.titleize,
+    description: Faker::Lorem.sentence
   }
 
   project = Projects::CreateContext.new(User.first, params).execute
diff --git a/db/fixtures/development/09_issues.rb b/db/fixtures/development/09_issues.rb
index 1535c16939c..85e309b6335 100644
--- a/db/fixtures/development/09_issues.rb
+++ b/db/fixtures/development/09_issues.rb
@@ -22,7 +22,8 @@ Gitlab::Seeder.quiet do
         assignee_id: user_id,
         state: ['opened', 'closed'].sample,
         milestone: project.milestones.sample,
-        title: Faker::Lorem.sentence(6)
+        title: Faker::Lorem.sentence(6),
+        description: Faker::Lorem.sentence
       }])
     ensure
       Thread.current[:current_user] = nil