diff --git a/artemis/utils/constants.py b/artemis/utils/constants.py
index ffa5f33..69d4970 100644
--- a/artemis/utils/constants.py
+++ b/artemis/utils/constants.py
@@ -65,7 +65,7 @@ class Query():
     
     SELECT_ALL_LOCATION = "SELECT DISTINCT VALUE FROM location ORDER BY VALUE ASC"
     
-    SELECT_SIG_ID = "SELECT SIG_ID, NAME FROM signals WHERE SIG_ID IN ({}) ORDER BY NAME ASC"
+    SELECT_SIG_ID = "SELECT SIG_ID, NAME, DESCRIPTION FROM signals WHERE SIG_ID IN ({}) ORDER BY NAME ASC"
 
     SELECT_ALL_CAT_LABELS = "SELECT CLB_ID, VALUE FROM category_label ORDER BY VALUE ASC"
     
diff --git a/artemis/utils/sql_utils.py b/artemis/utils/sql_utils.py
index 16228fb..af069d1 100644
--- a/artemis/utils/sql_utils.py
+++ b/artemis/utils/sql_utils.py
@@ -132,7 +132,7 @@ class ArtemisDatabase(Database):
         sig_ids = ",".join(str(num[0]) for num in matching_sig_ids)
 
         self.all_signals = self.execute(Query.SELECT_SIG_ID.format(sig_ids))
-        keys = ('SIG_ID', 'name')
+        keys = ('SIG_ID', 'name', 'description')
         result = [dict(zip(keys, values)) for values in self.all_signals]
         self.all_signals = result