diff --git a/doc/conf.py b/doc/conf.py
index bb5a868403ba244ed1c62766c2f4a7248f636cfd..90bc6681c60c5f9c4d67ac88a5b3435dbcff1f98 100644
--- a/doc/conf.py
+++ b/doc/conf.py
@@ -131,7 +131,7 @@ pygments_style = 'sphinx'
 
 # Some variables which are useful for generated material
 project_variable = project.replace('.', '_')
-short_description = u''
+short_description = u'Basic IO for Bob'
 owner = [u'Idiap Research Institute']