diff --git a/package_linter.py b/package_linter.py
index 116ef4a..f39aad8 100755
--- a/package_linter.py
+++ b/package_linter.py
@@ -581,11 +581,11 @@ class App():
         # YEP 1.8 Publish test request
         # YEP 1.9 Document app
         if "description" in manifest:
-            descr = manifest["description"]
+            descr = manifest.get("description", "")
             if isinstance(descr, dict):
-                descr = descr.get("en", None)
+                descr = descr.get("en", "")
 
-            if descr is None or descr == "" or descr == manifest.get("name", None):
+            if len(descr) < 5:
                 print_warning(
                     "[YEP-1.9] You should write a good description of the app, "
                     "at least in english (1 line is enough)."
@@ -596,12 +596,14 @@ class App():
                     "[YEP-1.9] Please use a shorter description (or the rendering on the webadmin / app list will be messy ...). Just describe in consise terms what the app is / does."
                 )
 
-            elif "for yunohost" in descr.lower():
+            elif "for yunohost" in descr.lower() :
                 print_warning(
                     "[YEP-1.9] The 'description' should explain what the app actually does. "
                     "No need to say that it is 'for YunoHost' - this is a YunoHost app "
                     "so of course we know it is for YunoHost ;-)."
                 )
+            if descr.lower().startswith(manifest["id"].lower()) or descr.lower().startswith(manifest["name"].lower()):
+                print_warning("[YEP-1.9] Try to avoid starting the description by '$app is' ... explain what the app is / does directly !")
 
         # TODO test a specific template in README.md