diff --git a/python/educational-core/student/src/com/jetbrains/edu/learning/stepic/EduStepicConnector.java b/python/educational-core/student/src/com/jetbrains/edu/learning/stepic/EduStepicConnector.java
index 3685321be1c3..c53b0378024c 100644
--- a/python/educational-core/student/src/com/jetbrains/edu/learning/stepic/EduStepicConnector.java
+++ b/python/educational-core/student/src/com/jetbrains/edu/learning/stepic/EduStepicConnector.java
@@ -354,6 +354,10 @@ public class EduStepicConnector {
           final StepicUser author = getFromStepic(EduStepicNames.USERS + "/" + String.valueOf(instructor), StepicWrappers.AuthorWrapper.class).users.get(0);
           info.addAuthor(author);
         }
+        
+        if (info.isAdaptive()) {
+          info.setDescription("This is a Stepic Adaptive course.\n\n" + info.getDescription());
+        }
 
         String name = info.getName().replaceAll("[^a-zA-Z0-9\\s]", "");
         info.setName(name.trim());