diff --git a/dev-python/compreffor/metadata.xml b/dev-python/compreffor/metadata.xml
index bd2770ed2c..f56df1a5a3 100644
--- a/dev-python/compreffor/metadata.xml
+++ b/dev-python/compreffor/metadata.xml
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 <!DOCTYPE pkgmetadata SYSTEM "http://www.gentoo.org/dtd/metadata.dtd">
 <pkgmetadata>
   <maintainer type="person">
+    <description>co-maintainers welcome</description>
     <email>lssndrbarbieri@gmail.com</email> 
     <name>Alessandro Barbieri</name>
   </maintainer>