diff --git a/mods/doors/init.lua b/mods/doors/init.lua
index 99b9e07e94371b6dfdd8f133272c3fc13681d353..6cc7d23f05d3fc0a4110bdd600f73d115b109195 100644
--- a/mods/doors/init.lua
+++ b/mods/doors/init.lua
@@ -333,7 +333,7 @@ function doors.register(name, def)
 
 			if def.protected then
 				meta:set_string("owner", pn)
-				meta:set_string("infotext", S("Steel Door") .. "\n" .. S("Owned by @1", pn))
+				meta:set_string("infotext", def.description .. "\n" .. S("Owned by @1", pn))
 			end
 
 			if not (creative and creative.is_enabled_for and creative.is_enabled_for(pn)) then