diff --git a/src/applications/meta/controller/PhabricatorApplicationDetailViewController.php b/src/applications/meta/controller/PhabricatorApplicationDetailViewController.php
--- a/src/applications/meta/controller/PhabricatorApplicationDetailViewController.php
+++ b/src/applications/meta/controller/PhabricatorApplicationDetailViewController.php
@@ -114,7 +114,7 @@
     }
 
     $overview = $application->getOverview();
-    if (strlen($overview)) {
+    if (phutil_nonempty_string($overview)) {
       $overview = new PHUIRemarkupView($viewer, $overview);
       $properties->addSectionHeader(
         pht('Overview'), PHUIPropertyListView::ICON_SUMMARY);