diff --git a/src/components/nostr/kinds/ApplicationHandlerDetailRenderer.tsx b/src/components/nostr/kinds/ApplicationHandlerDetailRenderer.tsx
index 65009a7..86db8c9 100644
--- a/src/components/nostr/kinds/ApplicationHandlerDetailRenderer.tsx
+++ b/src/components/nostr/kinds/ApplicationHandlerDetailRenderer.tsx
@@ -196,7 +196,7 @@ export function ApplicationHandlerDetailRenderer({
       {contentJson && Object.keys(contentJson).length > 0 && (
         <div className="flex flex-col gap-3">
           <h2 className="text-xl font-semibold">Metadata</h2>
-          <CopyableJsonViewer json={contentJson} />
+          <CopyableJsonViewer json={JSON.stringify(contentJson, null, 2)} />
         </div>
       )}
 
diff --git a/src/lib/nip89-helpers.test.ts b/src/lib/nip89-helpers.test.ts
index 02b87d9..9fe6138 100644
--- a/src/lib/nip89-helpers.test.ts
+++ b/src/lib/nip89-helpers.test.ts
@@ -91,6 +91,23 @@ describe("Kind 31990 (Application Handler) Helpers", () => {
       expect(getAppDescription(event)).toBe("A great app");
     });
 
+    it("should extract about field as fallback", () => {
+      const event = createHandlerEvent({
+        content: JSON.stringify({ about: "An awesome app" }),
+      });
+      expect(getAppDescription(event)).toBe("An awesome app");
+    });
+
+    it("should prefer description over about", () => {
+      const event = createHandlerEvent({
+        content: JSON.stringify({
+          description: "Description text",
+          about: "About text",
+        }),
+      });
+      expect(getAppDescription(event)).toBe("Description text");
+    });
+
     it("should return undefined if no content", () => {
       const event = createHandlerEvent({ content: "" });
       expect(getAppDescription(event)).toBeUndefined();
diff --git a/src/lib/nip89-helpers.ts b/src/lib/nip89-helpers.ts
index eefdb5d..8062979 100644
--- a/src/lib/nip89-helpers.ts
+++ b/src/lib/nip89-helpers.ts
@@ -47,14 +47,19 @@ export function getAppName(event: NostrEvent): string {
 
 /**
  * Extract app description from kind 31990 event content JSON
+ * Checks both 'description' and 'about' fields
  */
 export function getAppDescription(event: NostrEvent): string | undefined {
   if (event.kind !== 31990 || !event.content) return undefined;
 
   try {
     const metadata = JSON.parse(event.content);
-    if (metadata && typeof metadata === "object" && metadata.description && typeof metadata.description === "string") {
-      return metadata.description;
+    if (metadata && typeof metadata === "object") {
+      // Check description first, then about (common in kind 0 profile format)
+      const desc = metadata.description || metadata.about;
+      if (desc && typeof desc === "string") {
+        return desc;
+      }
     }
   } catch {
     // Invalid JSON