diff --git a/src/scripts/elua/apps/docgen/writer.lua b/src/scripts/elua/apps/docgen/writer.lua
index 10f5d66a52..cfd7a4ecf7 100644
--- a/src/scripts/elua/apps/docgen/writer.lua
+++ b/src/scripts/elua/apps/docgen/writer.lua
@@ -113,7 +113,7 @@ M.Writer = util.Object:clone {
             end
             flags.section = nil
             local flstr = {}
-            for k, v in ipairs(flags) do
+            for k, v in pairs(flags) do
                 local allow = allowed_incflags[k]
                 if allow ~= nil then
                     if type(allow) == "boolean" then
@@ -161,6 +161,17 @@ M.Writer = util.Object:clone {
         return self
     end,
 
+    write_editable = function(self, ns, name)
+        ns[#ns + 1] = name
+        ns[#ns + 1] = false
+        self:write_include(self.INCLUDE_PAGE, ns, {
+            date = false, user = false, link = false
+        })
+        -- restore the table for later reuse
+        ns[#ns] = nil
+        ns[#ns] = nil
+    end,
+
     write_fmt = function(self, fmt1, fmt2, ...)
         self:write_raw(fmt1, ...)
         self:write_raw(fmt2)
diff --git a/src/scripts/elua/apps/gendoc.lua b/src/scripts/elua/apps/gendoc.lua
index 320435c287..8b2de94531 100644
--- a/src/scripts/elua/apps/gendoc.lua
+++ b/src/scripts/elua/apps/gendoc.lua
@@ -708,11 +708,7 @@ local build_class = function(cl)
     f:write_raw(cl:doc_get():full_get(nil, true))
     f:write_nl(2)
 
-    cln[#cln + 1] = "description"
-    cln[#cln + 1] = false
-    f:write_include(f.INCLUDE_PAGE, cln, {
-        date = false, user = false, link = false
-    })
+    f:write_editable(cln, "description")
     f:write_nl()
 
     build_functable(f, "Methods", "Method name", cl, dtree.Function.METHOD)