diff --git a/views/html/charactergroups/group.tpl b/views/html/charactergroups/group.tpl
index 2bf19656..b67e26ae 100644
--- a/views/html/charactergroups/group.tpl
+++ b/views/html/charactergroups/group.tpl
@@ -24,7 +24,9 @@
 <div class="gbanner cf">
 	<img src="<?=$linker->link(array('media','charactergroup',$seminary['url'],$groupsgroup['url'],$group['url']))?>" class="gbanner">
 	<h1><?=$group['name']?></h1>
+	<?php if(!empty($group['motto'])) : ?>
 	<p>"<?=$group['motto']?>"</p>
+	<?php endif ?>
 </div>
 <ul class="gdata cf">
 	<li><?=$group['rank']?>. <?=_('Rank')?></li>
diff --git a/views/html/charactergroups/managegroup.tpl b/views/html/charactergroups/managegroup.tpl
index c62fa8c7..86f4066c 100644
--- a/views/html/charactergroups/managegroup.tpl
+++ b/views/html/charactergroups/managegroup.tpl
@@ -12,7 +12,9 @@
 <div class="gbanner cf">
 	<img src="<?=$linker->link(array('media','charactergroup',$seminary['url'],$groupsgroup['url'],$group['url']))?>" class="gbanner">
 	<h1><?=$group['name']?></h1>
+	<?php if(!empty($group['motto'])) : ?>
 	<p>"<?=$group['motto']?>"</p>
+	<?php endif ?>
 </div>
 <ul class="gdata cf">
 	<li><?=$group['rank']?>. <?=_('Rank')?></li>