diff --git a/src/registrar/admin.py b/src/registrar/admin.py
index 12c5d8cf8..e13353fe6 100644
--- a/src/registrar/admin.py
+++ b/src/registrar/admin.py
@@ -2975,7 +2975,7 @@ class PortfolioAdmin(ListHeaderAdmin):
         Will be used in the after_help_text block."""
         members = [user for user in obj.user.all() if "Admin" not in user.portfolio_role_summary]
         if not members:
-            return format_html("<p>No members found.</p>")
+            return ''
 
         member_details = (
             "<table><thead><tr><th>Name</th><th>Title</th><th>Email</th>"
diff --git a/src/registrar/templates/django/admin/includes/detail_table_fieldset.html b/src/registrar/templates/django/admin/includes/detail_table_fieldset.html
index 5da6c2ca2..359897c04 100644
--- a/src/registrar/templates/django/admin/includes/detail_table_fieldset.html
+++ b/src/registrar/templates/django/admin/includes/detail_table_fieldset.html
@@ -140,7 +140,13 @@ This is using a custom implementation fieldset.html (see admin/fieldset.html)
     {% elif field.field.name == "display_admins" %}
         <div class="readonly">{{ field.contents|safe }}</div>
     {% elif field.field.name == "display_members" %}
-        <div class="readonly">{{ display_members_summary }}</div>
+        <div class="readonly">
+            {% if display_members_summary %}
+                {{ display_members_summary }}
+            {% else %}
+                <p>No members found.</p>
+            {% endif %}
+        </div>
     {% else %}
         <div class="readonly">{{ field.contents }}</div>
     {% endif %}
@@ -244,7 +250,7 @@ This is using a custom implementation fieldset.html (see admin/fieldset.html)
             </details>
         {% endif %}
         {% endwith %}
-    {% elif field.field.name == "display_members" %}
+    {% elif field.field.name == "display_members" and field.contents %}
         <details class="margin-top-1 dja-detail-table" aria-role="button" open>
             <summary class="padding-1 padding-left-0 dja-details-summary">Details</summary>
             <div class="grid-container margin-left-0 padding-left-0 padding-right-0 dja-details-contents">
diff --git a/src/registrar/tests/test_models.py b/src/registrar/tests/test_models.py
index 5b9d0ade3..2ab53a1c7 100644
--- a/src/registrar/tests/test_models.py
+++ b/src/registrar/tests/test_models.py
@@ -1233,19 +1233,19 @@ class TestUser(TestCase):
     )
     def test_portfolio_role_summary_member_domain_requestor_domain_manager(self):
         # Test if the user has 'Member', 'Domain requestor', and 'Domain manager' roles
-        self.assertEqual(self.user.portfolio_role_summary, ["Member", "Domain requestor", "Domain manager"])
+        self.assertEqual(self.user.portfolio_role_summary, ["Domain requestor", "Domain manager"])
 
     @patch.multiple(User, has_base_portfolio_permission=lambda self: True, has_edit_requests=lambda self: True)
     def test_portfolio_role_summary_member_domain_requestor(self):
         # Test if the user has 'Member' and 'Domain requestor' roles
-        self.assertEqual(self.user.portfolio_role_summary, ["Member", "Domain requestor"])
+        self.assertEqual(self.user.portfolio_role_summary, ["Domain requestor"])
 
     @patch.multiple(
         User, has_base_portfolio_permission=lambda self: True, has_domains_portfolio_permission=lambda self: True
     )
     def test_portfolio_role_summary_member_domain_manager(self):
         # Test if the user has 'Member' and 'Domain manager' roles
-        self.assertEqual(self.user.portfolio_role_summary, ["Member", "Domain manager"])
+        self.assertEqual(self.user.portfolio_role_summary, ["Domain manager"])
 
     @patch.multiple(User, has_base_portfolio_permission=lambda self: True)
     def test_portfolio_role_summary_member(self):