6 files changed, 11 insertions, 13 deletions

diff --git a/client/src/app/+my-account/my-account-settings/my-account-profile/my-account-profile.component.ts b/client/src/app/+my-account/my-account-settings/my-account-profile/my-account-profile.component.ts
index 2b7ba353c..468be022c 100644
--- a/client/src/app/+my-account/my-account-settings/my-account-profile/my-account-profile.component.ts
+++ b/client/src/app/+my-account/my-account-settings/my-account-profile/my-account-profile.component.ts
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ export class MyAccountProfileComponent extends FormReactive implements OnInit {
 
   updateMyProfile () {
     const displayName = this.form.value['display-name']
-    const description = this.form.value['description']
+    const description = this.form.value['description'] || null
 
     this.error = null
 
diff --git a/client/src/app/+my-account/my-account-video-channels/my-account-video-channel-create.component.ts b/client/src/app/+my-account/my-account-video-channels/my-account-video-channel-create.component.ts
index 0f03548ad..fab9cacd8 100644
--- a/client/src/app/+my-account/my-account-video-channels/my-account-video-channel-create.component.ts
+++ b/client/src/app/+my-account/my-account-video-channels/my-account-video-channel-create.component.ts
@@ -64,8 +64,8 @@ export class MyAccountVideoChannelCreateComponent extends MyAccountVideoChannelE
     const body = this.form.value
     const videoChannelCreate: VideoChannelCreate = {
       displayName: body['display-name'],
-      description: body.description || undefined,
-      support: body.support || undefined
+      description: body.description || null,
+      support: body.support || null
     }
 
     this.videoChannelService.createVideoChannel(videoChannelCreate).subscribe(
diff --git a/client/src/app/+my-account/my-account-video-channels/my-account-video-channel-update.component.ts b/client/src/app/+my-account/my-account-video-channels/my-account-video-channel-update.component.ts
index c0dc6a939..9adc38691 100644
--- a/client/src/app/+my-account/my-account-video-channels/my-account-video-channel-update.component.ts
+++ b/client/src/app/+my-account/my-account-video-channels/my-account-video-channel-update.component.ts
@@ -92,8 +92,8 @@ export class MyAccountVideoChannelUpdateComponent extends MyAccountVideoChannelE
     const body = this.form.value
     const videoChannelUpdate: VideoChannelUpdate = {
       displayName: body['display-name'],
-      description: body.description || undefined,
-      support: body.support || undefined
+      description: body.description || null,
+      support: body.support || null
     }
 
     this.videoChannelService.updateVideoChannel(this.videoChannelToUpdate.uuid, videoChannelUpdate).subscribe(
diff --git a/client/src/app/shared/forms/form-validators/user.ts b/client/src/app/shared/forms/form-validators/user.ts
index c6b65e0df..0973f1b00 100644
--- a/client/src/app/shared/forms/form-validators/user.ts
+++ b/client/src/app/shared/forms/form-validators/user.ts
@@ -60,12 +60,10 @@ export const USER_DISPLAY_NAME = {
 }
 export const USER_DESCRIPTION = {
   VALIDATORS: [
-    Validators.required,
     Validators.minLength(3),
     Validators.maxLength(250)
   ],
   MESSAGES: {
-    'required': 'Description is required.',
     'minlength': 'Description must be at least 3 characters long.',
     'maxlength': 'Description cannot be more than 250 characters long.'
   }
diff --git a/client/src/app/shared/misc/utils.ts b/client/src/app/shared/misc/utils.ts
index 99f6b3cf0..b5bf99be2 100644
--- a/client/src/app/shared/misc/utils.ts
+++ b/client/src/app/shared/misc/utils.ts
@@ -66,7 +66,7 @@ function objectToFormData (obj: any, form?: FormData, namespace?: string) {
 
     if (obj[key] === undefined) continue
 
-    if (typeof obj[ key ] === 'object' && !(obj[ key ] instanceof File)) {
+    if (obj[key] !== null && typeof obj[ key ] === 'object' && !(obj[ key ] instanceof File)) {
       objectToFormData(obj[ key ], fd, key)
     } else {
       fd.append(formKey, obj[ key ])
diff --git a/client/src/app/shared/video/video.service.ts b/client/src/app/shared/video/video.service.ts
index 8870cbee4..b45777c55 100644
--- a/client/src/app/shared/video/video.service.ts
+++ b/client/src/app/shared/video/video.service.ts
@@ -54,11 +54,11 @@ export class VideoService {
   }
 
   updateVideo (video: VideoEdit) {
-    const language = video.language || undefined
-    const licence = video.licence || undefined
-    const category = video.category || undefined
-    const description = video.description || undefined
-    const support = video.support || undefined
+    const language = video.language || null
+    const licence = video.licence || null
+    const category = video.category || null
+    const description = video.description || null
+    const support = video.support || null
 
     const body: VideoUpdate = {
       name: video.name,