diff --git a/netbox_awx_plugin/synchronization.py b/netbox_awx_plugin/synchronization.py
index 8108764c5647a8c894d326f473b383fb361dc730..685bbf03620906dd7e557badf165f90ad57d6108 100644
--- a/netbox_awx_plugin/synchronization.py
+++ b/netbox_awx_plugin/synchronization.py
@@ -36,6 +36,7 @@ class DeviceTypeSerializer(serializers.BaseSerializer):
     def to_representation(self, instance):
         return {
             "name": "{}{}".format(group_prefixes[DeviceType], instance.slug.replace("-", "_")),
+            "description": instance.description,
             "variables": json.dumps(
                 {
                     "netbox_devicetype_model": instance.model,