diff --git a/src/SitemapHelper.php b/src/SitemapHelper.php
index 5f9221f..d04d21e 100644
--- a/src/SitemapHelper.php
+++ b/src/SitemapHelper.php
@@ -104,7 +104,7 @@ class SitemapHelper {
 
     $last_depth = -1;
 
-    $output .= !empty($description) && $config->get('show_description') ? '<div class="description">' . Xss::filterAdmin($description) . "</div>\n" : '';
+    $description = !empty($description) && $config->get('show_description') ? '<div class="description">' . Xss::filterAdmin($description) . "</div>\n" : '';
 
     $depth = $config->get('vocabulary_depth');
     if ($depth <= -1) {
@@ -194,14 +194,18 @@ class SitemapHelper {
 
     $attributes->addClass('sitemap-box-terms', 'sitemap-box-terms-' . $vid);
 
-    $sitemap_box = array(
-      'title' => $title,
-      'content' => array('#markup' => $output),
-      'attributes' => $attributes,
-      'options' => $options,
-    );
+    // Only provide content where terms can be listed
+    if (!empty($output)) {
 
-    return $sitemap_box;
+      $sitemap_box = [
+        'title' => $title,
+        'content' => ['#markup' => $description . $output],
+        'attributes' => $attributes,
+        'options' => $options,
+      ];
+
+      return $sitemap_box;
+    }
   }
 
 }
diff --git a/templates/sitemap.html.twig b/templates/sitemap.html.twig
index fad7379..9aa592a 100644
--- a/templates/sitemap.html.twig
+++ b/templates/sitemap.html.twig
@@ -32,6 +32,7 @@
 
   {% if sitemap_items %}
     {% for item in sitemap_items %}
+      {% if item.content is not empty %}
       <div{{ item.attributes.addClass('sitemap-box') }}>
         {% if item.options.show_titles %}
           <h2>{{ item.title }}</h2>
@@ -40,6 +41,7 @@
           {{ item.content }}
         </div>
       </div>
+      {% endif %}
     {% endfor %}
   {% endif %}