diff --git a/app/views/topic_mailer/connected.text.erb b/app/views/topic_mailer/connected.text.erb
index e173ae4d..33afd027 100644
--- a/app/views/topic_mailer/connected.text.erb
+++ b/app/views/topic_mailer/connected.text.erb
@@ -3,6 +3,6 @@
    topic2 = (topic1.id == synapse.topic1_id ? synapse.topic2 : synapse.topic1) %>
 
 <%= synapse.user.name %> connected topic <%= topic1.name %> to topic <%= topic2.name %>
-<%= synapse.desc.length > 0 ? ' with the description' + event.desc : '' %>
+<%= synapse.desc.length > 0 ? ' with the description' + synapse.desc : '' %>
 
 <%= topic_url(topic1) %>
\ No newline at end of file