diff --git a/conf/groupname.json b/conf/groupname.json
index da6b9c9..a54d029 100644
--- a/conf/groupname.json
+++ b/conf/groupname.json
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 {
 	"op": [{"username": "__ADMIN__", "password": "__PASSWORD__"}],
 	"presenter": [{}],
- 	"description": "a human-readable description of the group; this is displayed on the landing page for public groups.",
+ 	"description": "__GROUP_DESCRIPTION__",
 	"public": true,
     "allow-anonymous": true,
     "allow-recording": true,
diff --git a/manifest.json b/manifest.json
index 908fb1d..b93635a 100644
--- a/manifest.json
+++ b/manifest.json
@@ -75,6 +75,18 @@
                 },
                 "default": "public",
                 "example": "public"
+            },
+            {
+                "name": "group_description",
+                "type": "string",
+                "ask": {
+                    "en": "Choose a description for the group you want to create",
+                    "fr": "Décrivez le groupe que vous souhaitez créer"
+                },
+                "help": {
+                    "en": "Add a human-readable description of the group; this is displayed on the landing page for public groups.",
+                    "fr": "Ajoutez une description du groupe; ceci est affiché sur la page de destination des groupes publics."
+                }
             }
         ]
     }
diff --git a/scripts/install b/scripts/install
index 442ab95..74dd724 100755
--- a/scripts/install
+++ b/scripts/install
@@ -29,6 +29,7 @@ admin=$YNH_APP_ARG_ADMIN
 is_public=$YNH_APP_ARG_IS_PUBLIC
 password=$YNH_APP_ARG_PASSWORD
 group_name=$YNH_APP_ARG_GROUP_NAME
+group_description=$YNH_APP_ARG_GROUP_DESCRIPTION
 architecture=$(ynh_detect_arch)
 
 app=$YNH_APP_INSTANCE_NAME
@@ -53,6 +54,7 @@ ynh_app_setting_set --app=$app --key=domain --value=$domain
 ynh_app_setting_set --app=$app --key=path --value=$path_url
 ynh_app_setting_set --app=$app --key=admin --value=$admin
 ynh_app_setting_set --app=$app --key=group_name --value="$group_name"
+ynh_app_setting_set --app=$app --key=group_description --value="$group_description"
 
 #=================================================
 # STANDARD MODIFICATIONS