diff --git a/Annotation/ApiDoc.php b/Annotation/ApiDoc.php
index 9b22792..fc27b9f 100644
--- a/Annotation/ApiDoc.php
+++ b/Annotation/ApiDoc.php
@@ -266,6 +266,14 @@ class ApiDoc
         $this->documentation = $documentation;
     }
 
+    /**
+     * @return string
+     */
+    public function getDocumentation()
+    {
+        return $this->documentation;
+    }
+
     /**
      * @return Boolean
      */
diff --git a/Extractor/ApiDocExtractor.php b/Extractor/ApiDocExtractor.php
index 720a593..e571574 100644
--- a/Extractor/ApiDocExtractor.php
+++ b/Extractor/ApiDocExtractor.php
@@ -239,6 +239,9 @@ class ApiDocExtractor
         // create a new annotation
         $annotation = clone $annotation;
 
+        // doc
+        $annotation->setDocumentation($this->commentExtractor->getDocCommentText($method));
+
         // parse annotations
         $this->parseAnnotations($annotation, $route, $method);
 
@@ -247,7 +250,7 @@ class ApiDocExtractor
 
         // description
         if (null === $annotation->getDescription()) {
-            $comments = explode("\n", $this->commentExtractor->getDocCommentText($method));
+            $comments = explode("\n", $annotation->getDocumentation());
             // just set the first line
             $comment = trim($comments[0]);
             $comment = preg_replace("#\n+#", ' ', $comment);
@@ -259,9 +262,6 @@ class ApiDocExtractor
             }
         }
 
-        // doc
-        $annotation->setDocumentation($this->commentExtractor->getDocCommentText($method));
-
         // input (populates 'parameters' for the formatters)
         if (null !== $input = $annotation->getInput()) {
             $parameters = array();