diff --git a/web/skins/classic/includes/functions.php b/web/skins/classic/includes/functions.php
index 5bdc76778..ca1b5bb87 100644
--- a/web/skins/classic/includes/functions.php
+++ b/web/skins/classic/includes/functions.php
@@ -243,7 +243,7 @@ function getNavBarHTML() {
   </div>
   <div class="pull-right">
 	  <?php echo makePopupLink( '?view=version', 'zmVersion', 'version', '<span class="'.$versionClass.'">v'.ZM_VERSION.'</span>', canEdit( 'System' ) ) ?>
-  <?php if ( defined('ZM_WEB_CONSOLE_BANNER') ) { ?>
+  <?php if ( defined('ZM_WEB_CONSOLE_BANNER') and ZM_WEB_CONSOLE_BANNER != '' ) { ?>
       <h3 id="development"><?php echo ZM_WEB_CONSOLE_BANNER ?></h3>
   <?php } ?>
   </div>