diff --git a/src/objects/sap/zcl_abapgit_sap_package.clas.abap b/src/objects/sap/zcl_abapgit_sap_package.clas.abap
index 1bd7f6290..93461a74f 100644
--- a/src/objects/sap/zcl_abapgit_sap_package.clas.abap
+++ b/src/objects/sap/zcl_abapgit_sap_package.clas.abap
@@ -390,10 +390,23 @@ CLASS zcl_abapgit_sap_package IMPLEMENTATION.
 
 
   METHOD zif_abapgit_sap_package~read_description.
+    DATA li_package TYPE REF TO if_package.
 
-    SELECT SINGLE ctext FROM tdevct INTO rv_description
-      WHERE devclass = mv_package AND spras = sy-langu ##SUBRC_OK.
+    cl_package_factory=>load_package(
+        EXPORTING
+          i_package_name             = mv_package
+          i_force_reload             = abap_true
+        IMPORTING
+          e_package                  = li_package
+        EXCEPTIONS
+          object_not_existing        = 1
+          unexpected_error           = 2
+          intern_err                 = 3
+          no_access                  = 4
+          object_locked_and_modified = 5
+          OTHERS                     = 6 ).
 
+    rv_description = li_package->short_text.
   ENDMETHOD.