diff --git a/src/emqx.app.src.script b/src/emqx.app.src.script
index 78a5e23ce..8495ca9bd 100644
--- a/src/emqx.app.src.script
+++ b/src/emqx.app.src.script
@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
 [{application, Name, Opts}] = CONFIG,
-case os:getenv("EMQX_DESC") of
-    [_ | _] = Desc ->
-      [{application, Name, [{description, Desc} | Opts]}];
-    _ ->
-      error(env_var_EMQX_DESC_not_set)
-end.
+Desc = case os:getenv("EMQX_DESC") of
+           [_ | _] = D -> D;
+           _ -> "EMQ X test"
+       end,
+[{application, Name, [{description, Desc} | Opts]}].