diff --git a/horizon/utils/memoized.py b/horizon/utils/memoized.py
index c3d7e7c56..6c954b553 100644
--- a/horizon/utils/memoized.py
+++ b/horizon/utils/memoized.py
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ class memoized(object):
 
     def __repr__(self):
         '''Return the function's docstring.'''
-        return self.func.__doc__
+        return self.func.__doc__ or ''
 
     def __get__(self, obj, objtype):
         '''Support instance methods.'''