diff --git a/core/oputil/oputil_file_base.js b/core/oputil/oputil_file_base.js
index bc1d6381..09b07548 100644
--- a/core/oputil/oputil_file_base.js
+++ b/core/oputil/oputil_file_base.js
@@ -9,7 +9,6 @@ const initConfigAndDatabases	= require('./oputil_common.js').initConfigAndDataba
 const getHelpFor				= require('./oputil_help.js').getHelpFor;
 const getAreaAndStorage			= require('./oputil_common.js').getAreaAndStorage;
 const Errors					= require('../../core/enig_error.js').Errors;
-const getDescFromFileName		= require('../../core/file_base_area.js').getDescFromFileName;
 
 const async						= require('async');
 const fs						= require('fs');
@@ -43,6 +42,8 @@ function finalizeEntryAndPersist(fileEntry, cb) {
 					return callback(null);
 				}
 
+				const getDescFromFileName = require('../../core/file_base_area.js').getDescFromFileName;
+
 				const questions = [
 					{
 						name	: 'desc',
diff --git a/core/scanner_tossers/ftn_bso.js b/core/scanner_tossers/ftn_bso.js
index d1435c90..0239176c 100644
--- a/core/scanner_tossers/ftn_bso.js
+++ b/core/scanner_tossers/ftn_bso.js
@@ -1360,11 +1360,15 @@ function FTNMessageScanTossModule() {
 							short_file_name		: ticFileInfo.getAsString('File').toUpperCase(),	//	upper to ensure no case issues later; this should be a DOS 8.3 name
 							tic_origin			: ticFileInfo.getAsString('Origin'),
 							tic_desc			: ticFileInfo.getAsString('Desc'),
-							tic_ldesc			: ticFileInfo.getAsString('Ldesc', '\n'),
 							upload_by_username	: _.get(Config.scannerTossers.ftn_bso.nodes, [ localInfo.node, 'tic', 'uploadBy' ]) || Config.scannerTossers.ftn_bso.tic.uploadBy,
 						}
 					};
 
+					const ldesc = ticFileInfo.getAsString('Ldesc', '\n');
+					if(ldesc) {
+						scanOpts.meta.tic_ldesc = ldesc;
+					}
+
 					//
 					//	We may have TIC auto-tagging for this node and/or specific (remote) area
 					//