diff --git a/app/helpers/application_helper.rb b/app/helpers/application_helper.rb
index b08b777df..de86df4bf 100644
--- a/app/helpers/application_helper.rb
+++ b/app/helpers/application_helper.rb
@@ -652,7 +652,7 @@ module ApplicationHelper
             s << watcher_link(@project, User.current)#, ['whiteButton'])
             s << "</span>"
           end
-          s << (render :partial => 'projects/project', :locals => {:project => project}).to_s
+          s << (render :partial => 'projects/tracker_project', :locals => {:project => project}).to_s
         else
           s <<  (render :partial => 'projects/course', :locals => {:project => project}).to_s
         end
diff --git a/app/views/projects/_tools_expand.html.erb b/app/views/projects/_tools_expand.html.erb
index 50f633264..72f095609 100644
--- a/app/views/projects/_tools_expand.html.erb
+++ b/app/views/projects/_tools_expand.html.erb
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 <li>
   <% if allow_pull_request(@project) > 0 && allow_show_pull_request(@project) == 0 %>
-    <%= link_to "Pull Requests", project_pull_requests_path(@project) %>             
+    <%= link_to "Pull Requests", project_pull_requests_path(@project) %>
   <% end %>
 </li>
 <li>
diff --git a/app/views/projects/_tracker_project.html.erb b/app/views/projects/_tracker_project.html.erb
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..925b3cbf6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/app/views/projects/_tracker_project.html.erb
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+<div class="project-block">
+  <div class="wiki-description">
+    <p><%= textilizable(project.short_description.strip, :project => project) %></p>
+  </div>
+</div>
+