diff --git a/packages/core-components/src/components/OverflowTooltip/OverflowTooltip.tsx b/packages/core-components/src/components/OverflowTooltip/OverflowTooltip.tsx
index ab45d87d33..f0799b0d69 100644
--- a/packages/core-components/src/components/OverflowTooltip/OverflowTooltip.tsx
+++ b/packages/core-components/src/components/OverflowTooltip/OverflowTooltip.tsx
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ const useStyles = makeStyles(
       overflow: 'hidden',
       textOverflow: 'ellipsis',
       display: '-webkit-box',
-      '-webkit-line-clamp': ({ line }: Props) => line,
+      '-webkit-line-clamp': ({ line }: Props) => line || 1,
       '-webkit-box-orient': 'vertical',
     },
   },
diff --git a/plugins/catalog-react/src/components/EntityTable/columns.tsx b/plugins/catalog-react/src/components/EntityTable/columns.tsx
index e98c603d71..292235c78c 100644
--- a/plugins/catalog-react/src/components/EntityTable/columns.tsx
+++ b/plugins/catalog-react/src/components/EntityTable/columns.tsx
@@ -141,7 +141,7 @@ export const columnFactories = Object.freeze({
         <OverflowTooltip
           text={entity.metadata.description}
           placement="bottom-start"
-          line={1}
+          line={2}
         />
       ),
     };
diff --git a/plugins/catalog/src/components/CatalogTable/columns.tsx b/plugins/catalog/src/components/CatalogTable/columns.tsx
index 5d2f9146d9..d5362badda 100644
--- a/plugins/catalog/src/components/CatalogTable/columns.tsx
+++ b/plugins/catalog/src/components/CatalogTable/columns.tsx
@@ -141,7 +141,6 @@ export const columnFactories = Object.freeze({
         <OverflowTooltip
           text={entity.metadata.description}
           placement="bottom-start"
-          line={1}
         />
       ),
       width: 'auto',