diff --git a/ncdiff/src/yang/ncdiff/runningconfig.py b/ncdiff/src/yang/ncdiff/runningconfig.py
index ef953bad..58fdbb8a 100755
--- a/ncdiff/src/yang/ncdiff/runningconfig.py
+++ b/ncdiff/src/yang/ncdiff/runningconfig.py
@@ -107,6 +107,7 @@
     (re.compile(r'^ *ospfv3 \d+ neighbor '), 1),
     (re.compile(r'^ *ipv6 route '), 0),
     (re.compile(r'^ *ip route '), 0),
+    (re.compile(r'^ *description '), 1),
 ]
 
 # Some commands can be overwritten without a no command. For example, changing