diff --git a/src/fetchers/types.d.ts b/src/fetchers/types.d.ts
index 73c390e066883..affb407b816b0 100644
--- a/src/fetchers/types.d.ts
+++ b/src/fetchers/types.d.ts
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 export type GistData = {
   name: string;
   nameWithOwner: string;
-  description: string;
+  description: string | null;
   language: string | null;
   starsCount: number;
   forksCount: number;