diff --git a/evennia/comms/channelhandler.py b/evennia/comms/channelhandler.py
index ff6e3fe71b..f5a124005d 100644
--- a/evennia/comms/channelhandler.py
+++ b/evennia/comms/channelhandler.py
@@ -190,7 +190,7 @@ class ChannelHandler(object):
         key = channel.key
         cmd.__doc__ = cmd.__doc__.format(channelkey=key,
                                          lower_channelkey=key.strip().lower(),
-                                         channeldesc=channel.db.desc.strip())
+                                         channeldesc=channel.attributes.get("desc", default="").strip())
         self.cached_channel_cmds.append(cmd)
         self.cached_cmdsets = {}
 
diff --git a/evennia/utils/text2html.py b/evennia/utils/text2html.py
index 1608c10260..0bdcb2c9d8 100644
--- a/evennia/utils/text2html.py
+++ b/evennia/utils/text2html.py
@@ -15,7 +15,6 @@ import re
 import cgi
 from .ansi import *
 
-import time
 
 # All xterm256 RGB equivalents