diff --git a/src/modules/components/proposal/proposalDataListItem/proposalDataListItemStructure/proposalDataListItemStructure.api.ts b/src/modules/components/proposal/proposalDataListItem/proposalDataListItemStructure/proposalDataListItemStructure.api.ts
index d255d011a..97dda5ace 100644
--- a/src/modules/components/proposal/proposalDataListItem/proposalDataListItemStructure/proposalDataListItemStructure.api.ts
+++ b/src/modules/components/proposal/proposalDataListItem/proposalDataListItemStructure/proposalDataListItemStructure.api.ts
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ export interface IProposalDataListItemStructureBaseProps<TType extends ProposalT
      */
     protocolUpdate?: boolean;
     /**
-     * Publisher address and/or ENS name
+     * Publisher address (and optional ENS name)
      */
     publisher: ICompositeAddress;
     /**
diff --git a/src/modules/components/proposal/proposalDataListItem/proposalDataListItemStructure/proposalDataListItemStructure.tsx b/src/modules/components/proposal/proposalDataListItem/proposalDataListItemStructure/proposalDataListItemStructure.tsx
index e6b9006c1..587288b4d 100644
--- a/src/modules/components/proposal/proposalDataListItem/proposalDataListItemStructure/proposalDataListItemStructure.tsx
+++ b/src/modules/components/proposal/proposalDataListItem/proposalDataListItemStructure/proposalDataListItemStructure.tsx
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ export const ProposalDataListItemStructure: React.FC<IProposalDataListItemStruct
 
     const ongoing = status === 'active' || status === 'challenged' || status === 'vetoed';
 
-    const publisherIsConnected = isConnected && connectedAddress?.toLowerCase() === publisher.address?.toLowerCase();
+    const publisherIsConnected = isConnected && connectedAddress?.toLowerCase() === publisher.address.toLowerCase();
     const publisherLabel = publisherIsConnected
         ? 'You'
         : publisher.name ?? addressUtils.truncateAddress(publisher.address as string);