diff --git a/bumblebee/modules/gpmdp.py b/bumblebee/modules/gpmdp.py
index af96e9b..57f3c1a 100644
--- a/bumblebee/modules/gpmdp.py
+++ b/bumblebee/modules/gpmdp.py
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ class Module(bumblebee.engine.Module):
         self._tags = None
 
     def description(self, widget):
-        return self._tags
+        return self._tags if self._tags else "n/a"
 
     def update(self, widgets):
         self._load_song()
diff --git a/tests/modules/test_modules.py b/tests/modules/test_modules.py
index 4c54a93..59db4fa 100644
--- a/tests/modules/test_modules.py
+++ b/tests/modules/test_modules.py
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ class TestGenericModules(unittest.TestCase):
                 assertWidgetAttributes(self, widget)
                 widget.set("variable", "value")
                 self.assertEquals(widget.get("variable", None), "value")
-                self.assertTrue(isinstance(widget.full_text(), str))
+                self.assertTrue(isinstance(widget.full_text(), str) or isinstance(widget.full_text(), unicode))
 
     @mock.patch("subprocess.Popen")
     def test_update(self, mock_output):