diff --git a/blocks/blog_recent/block_blog_recent.php b/blocks/blog_recent/block_blog_recent.php
index 1bee81e6c96..e002c94649d 100644
--- a/blocks/blog_recent/block_blog_recent.php
+++ b/blocks/blog_recent/block_blog_recent.php
@@ -83,6 +83,7 @@ class block_blog_recent extends block_base {
 
         $this->content = new stdClass();
         $this->content->footer = '';
+        $this->content->text = '';
 
         $context = $this->page->context;