diff --git a/lib/summarize/summarizeComponentDefinition.js b/lib/summarize/summarizeComponentDefinition.js
index 99ea2526..33f7431f 100644
--- a/lib/summarize/summarizeComponentDefinition.js
+++ b/lib/summarize/summarizeComponentDefinition.js
@@ -77,10 +77,10 @@ function summarizeComponentDefinition (componentDefinition, req, sbol, remote, g
 }
 
 function sortTypes (a, b) {
-  if ((a.description && !b.description) ||
-      (!a.description && !b.description && a.uri.toLowerCase() < b.uri.toLowerCase()) ||
-      (a.description && b.description && a.description.name.toLowerCase() < b.description.name.toLowerCase()) ||
-      (a.description && b.description && a.description.name.toLowerCase() === b.description.name.toLowerCase() && a.uri.toLowerCase() < b.uri.toLowerCase())) {
+  if ((a.description.name && !b.description.name) ||
+      (!a.description.name && !b.description.name && a.uri.toLowerCase() < b.uri.toLowerCase()) ||
+      (a.description.name && b.description.name && a.description.name.toLowerCase() < b.description.name.toLowerCase()) ||
+      (a.description.name && b.description.name && a.description.name.toLowerCase() === b.description.name.toLowerCase() && a.uri.toLowerCase() < b.uri.toLowerCase())) {
     return -1
   } else {
     return 1
diff --git a/lib/type.js b/lib/type.js
index 60e71895..93fab7a8 100644
--- a/lib/type.js
+++ b/lib/type.js
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ function lookupType (uri) {
   return {
     uri: uri,
     term: uri,
-    description: uri
+    description: { name: uri }
   }
 }