diff --git a/services/static-webserver/client/source/class/osparc/announcement/AnnouncementUIFactory.js b/services/static-webserver/client/source/class/osparc/announcement/AnnouncementUIFactory.js
index ebef5735983b..5972ad1e28ce 100644
--- a/services/static-webserver/client/source/class/osparc/announcement/AnnouncementUIFactory.js
+++ b/services/static-webserver/client/source/class/osparc/announcement/AnnouncementUIFactory.js
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ qx.Class.define("osparc.announcement.AnnouncementUIFactory", {
   },
 
   statics: {
-    createLoginAnnouncement: function(title, text) {
+    createLoginAnnouncement: function(title, description) {
       const loginAnnouncement = new qx.ui.container.Composite(new qx.ui.layout.VBox(5)).set({
         backgroundColor: "strong-main",
         alignX: "center",
@@ -46,22 +46,20 @@ qx.Class.define("osparc.announcement.AnnouncementUIFactory", {
         const titleLabel = new qx.ui.basic.Label().set({
           value: title,
           font: "text-16",
-          textColor: "white",
           alignX: "center",
-          rich: true,
-          wrap: true
+          textAlign: "center",
+          rich: true
         });
         loginAnnouncement.add(titleLabel);
       }
 
-      if (text) {
+      if (description) {
         const descriptionLabel = new qx.ui.basic.Label().set({
-          value: text,
+          value: description,
           font: "text-14",
-          textColor: "white",
           alignX: "center",
-          rich: true,
-          wrap: true
+          textAlign: "center",
+          rich: true
         });
         loginAnnouncement.add(descriptionLabel);
       }
@@ -75,16 +73,12 @@ qx.Class.define("osparc.announcement.AnnouncementUIFactory", {
 
     __isValid: function(widgetType) {
       const announcement = this.getAnnouncement();
-
-      const now = new Date();
-      if (
-        announcement &&
-        announcement.getProducts().includes(osparc.product.Utils.getProductName()) &&
-        announcement.getWidgets().includes(widgetType) &&
-        now > announcement.getStart() &&
-        now < announcement.getEnd()
-      ) {
-        return true;
+      if (announcement) {
+        const now = new Date();
+        const validPeriod = now > announcement.getStart() && now < announcement.getEnd();
+        const validProduct = announcement.getProducts().includes(osparc.product.Utils.getProductName());
+        const validWidgetType = widgetType ? announcement.getWidgets().includes(widgetType) : true;
+        return validPeriod && validProduct && validWidgetType;
       }
       return false;
     },
@@ -124,8 +118,10 @@ qx.Class.define("osparc.announcement.AnnouncementUIFactory", {
         return;
       }
 
-      let text = announcement.getTitle() + ": ";
-      text += announcement.getDescription();
+      let text = announcement.getTitle();
+      if (announcement.getDescription()) {
+        text += ": " + announcement.getDescription();
+      }
 
       const ribbonAnnouncement = this.__ribbonAnnouncement = new osparc.notification.RibbonNotification(text, "announcement", true);
       ribbonAnnouncement.announcementId = announcement.getId();
diff --git a/services/static-webserver/client/source/class/osparc/auth/ui/LoginView.js b/services/static-webserver/client/source/class/osparc/auth/ui/LoginView.js
index 1f86b5877f64..c2aefdde8771 100644
--- a/services/static-webserver/client/source/class/osparc/auth/ui/LoginView.js
+++ b/services/static-webserver/client/source/class/osparc/auth/ui/LoginView.js
@@ -45,8 +45,7 @@ qx.Class.define("osparc.auth.ui.LoginView", {
         this.addAt(announcementUIFactory.createLoginAnnouncement(), 0);
       } else {
         announcementUIFactory.addListenerOnce("changeAnnouncement", e => {
-          const announcement = e.getData();
-          if (announcement) {
+          if (announcementUIFactory.hasLoginAnnouncement()) {
             this.addAt(announcementUIFactory.createLoginAnnouncement(), 0);
           }
         });