diff --git a/data/json/items/generic.json b/data/json/items/generic.json
index 51a2a777e35e..6b38bebcd05c 100644
--- a/data/json/items/generic.json
+++ b/data/json/items/generic.json
@@ -1688,7 +1688,7 @@
     "abstract": "rag_abstract",
     "type": "GENERIC",
     "name": { "str": "rag" },
-    "description": "Rag",
+    "description": "This is a largish piece of cloth, useful in crafting and possibly for staunching bleeding.  It's a bug if you see this.",
     "category": "spare_parts",
     "weight": "80 g",
     "volume": "250 ml",