diff --git a/by_json/filters/patron_types b/by_json/filters/patron_types
index a8413d3..2fc3376 100644
--- a/by_json/filters/patron_types
+++ b/by_json/filters/patron_types
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 .[] | {
   pid,
   name,
+  description,
   organisation: .organisation."$ref"
 }
diff --git a/by_json/process_pt.sh b/by_json/process_pt.sh
index f708f97..3bb174d 100644
--- a/by_json/process_pt.sh
+++ b/by_json/process_pt.sh
@@ -11,7 +11,10 @@ while read pt
 do
   pid=$(echo $pt|jq -r .pid)
   name=$(echo $pt|jq -r .name)
+  # fix problems with '<' and '>' in descriptions
+  description=$(echo $pt|jq -r .description|sed -e 's/</\&#60;/g ; s/>/\&#62;/g')
   orga=$(echo $pt|jq -r .organisation)
+
   # write result in output
   identifier="Type${pid}"
   label="$(render templates/label_patron_types.tmpl)"
diff --git a/by_json/templates/label_patron_types.tmpl b/by_json/templates/label_patron_types.tmpl
index cb390d3..1968a71 100644
--- a/by_json/templates/label_patron_types.tmpl
+++ b/by_json/templates/label_patron_types.tmpl
@@ -1 +1,2 @@
-<${name}<br/>PID: ${pid}>
+<${name}<br/>${description}<br/>
+PID: ${pid}>