diff --git a/src/Orchard.Web/Modules/Orchard.AuditTrail/Views/AuditTrailEvent-Content.SummaryAdmin.cshtml b/src/Orchard.Web/Modules/Orchard.AuditTrail/Views/AuditTrailEvent-Content.SummaryAdmin.cshtml
index 530e82f03..68bdc436c 100644
--- a/src/Orchard.Web/Modules/Orchard.AuditTrail/Views/AuditTrailEvent-Content.SummaryAdmin.cshtml
+++ b/src/Orchard.Web/Modules/Orchard.AuditTrail/Views/AuditTrailEvent-Content.SummaryAdmin.cshtml
@@ -9,7 +9,8 @@
     var contentItem = (ContentItem) Model.ContentItem;
     var eventVersionNumber = eventData.Get<int>("VersionNumber");
     var isPublishedEvent = eventData.Get<bool>("Published");
-    var title = contentItem != null ? Html.ItemDisplayText(contentItem).ToString() : eventData.Get<string>("Title") ?? "[untitled]";
+    var itemDisplayText = contentItem != null ? Html.ItemDisplayText(contentItem) : default(IHtmlString);
+    var title = itemDisplayText != null ? itemDisplayText.ToString() : eventData.Get<string>("Title") ?? "[untitled]";
 }
 <section class="audittrail-content-eventsummary">
     @if (contentItem != null) {