diff --git a/src/components/ha-service-picker.ts b/src/components/ha-service-picker.ts
index 2d9c6c0853..c935da581c 100644
--- a/src/components/ha-service-picker.ts
+++ b/src/components/ha-service-picker.ts
@@ -162,7 +162,9 @@ class HaServicePicker extends LitElement {
             const description =
               this.hass.localize(
                 `component.${domain}.services.${service}.description`
-              ) || services[domain][service].description;
+              ) ||
+              services[domain][service].description ||
+              "";
 
             items.push({
               id: serviceId,
diff --git a/src/panels/config/automation/add-automation-element-dialog.ts b/src/panels/config/automation/add-automation-element-dialog.ts
index dc8a9b7112..8a61b5ab17 100644
--- a/src/panels/config/automation/add-automation-element-dialog.ts
+++ b/src/panels/config/automation/add-automation-element-dialog.ts
@@ -407,7 +407,9 @@ class DialogAddAutomationElement
             description:
               this.hass.localize(
                 `component.${dmn}.services.${service}.description`
-              ) || services[dmn][service]?.description,
+              ) ||
+              services[dmn][service]?.description ||
+              "",
           });
         }
       };