diff --git a/app/views/cards/display/common/_meta.html.erb b/app/views/cards/display/common/_meta.html.erb
index ade67bbba..0ee04a99d 100644
--- a/app/views/cards/display/common/_meta.html.erb
+++ b/app/views/cards/display/common/_meta.html.erb
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@
 
   <span class="card__meta-text card__meta-text--assignees overflow-ellipsis">
     <%= icon_tag "arrow-right" if card.assignees.any? %>
-    <%= "Assigned to" if card.assignees.any? %>
+    <%= card.assignees.any? ? "Assigned to" : "Not assigned" %>
     <%= card.assignees.map { |assignee| "<strong>#{assignee.familiar_name}</strong>" }.to_sentence.html_safe %>
   </span>