diff --git a/projects/person-search-index-from-delius/container/pipelines/contact/index/ingest-pipeline.tpl.json b/projects/person-search-index-from-delius/container/pipelines/contact/index/ingest-pipeline.tpl.json
index 13a1fb1dd..782196fb4 100644
--- a/projects/person-search-index-from-delius/container/pipelines/contact/index/ingest-pipeline.tpl.json
+++ b/projects/person-search-index-from-delius/container/pipelines/contact/index/ingest-pipeline.tpl.json
@@ -20,12 +20,24 @@
         "field": "textChunks",
         "value": [
           "{{{date}}} {{{startTime}}}",
-          "{{{typeDescription}}} {{{typeShortDescription}}}",
-          "{{{outcomeDescription}}}",
-          "{{{description}}}"
+          "{{{typeDescription}}} {{{typeShortDescription}}}"
         ]
       }
     },
+    {
+      "append": {
+        "field": "textChunks",
+        "value": ["{{{description}}}"],
+        "if": "ctx.description != null && ctx.description != \"\""
+      }
+    },
+    {
+      "append": {
+        "field": "textChunks",
+        "value": ["{{{outcomeDescription}}}"],
+        "if": "ctx.outcomeDescription != null && ctx.outcomeDescription != \"\""
+      }
+    },
     {
       "text_embedding": {
         "model_id": "${model_id}",