diff --git a/src/app/admin/contract-management/components/contractEditor.tsx b/src/app/admin/contract-management/components/contractEditor.tsx
index 1d57794..129121d 100644
--- a/src/app/admin/contract-management/components/contractEditor.tsx
+++ b/src/app/admin/contract-management/components/contractEditor.tsx
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ export default function ContractEditor({ onSaved, editingTemplateId, onCancelEdi
         const tpl = await getTemplate(editingTemplateId);
         setName(tpl.name || '');
         setHtmlCode(tpl.html || '');
-        setDescription((tpl.description as any) || '');
+        setDescription(((tpl as any)?.description as string) || ''); // FIX: DocumentTemplate may not declare `description`
         setLang((tpl.lang as any) || 'en');
         setType((tpl.type as any) || 'contract');
         setContractType(((tpl.contract_type as any) || 'contract') as 'contract' | 'gdpr');