diff --git a/webhook_to_fedora_messaging/endpoints/models/service.py b/webhook_to_fedora_messaging/endpoints/models/service.py
index aac2839..414ac2f 100644
--- a/webhook_to_fedora_messaging/endpoints/models/service.py
+++ b/webhook_to_fedora_messaging/endpoints/models/service.py
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ class ServiceBase(BaseModel, ABC):
     uuid: str
     name: str
     type: ServiceType
-    desc: str
+    desc: str | None = None
     token: str
     creation_date: datetime
 
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ class ServiceRequestMain(BaseModel):
     model_config = ConfigDict(extra="forbid")
     name: str
     type: ServiceType
-    desc: Optional[str]
+    desc: Optional[str] = None
 
 
 class ServiceRequest(BaseModel):
@@ -61,10 +61,10 @@ class ServiceRequest(BaseModel):
 
 class ServiceUpdateMain(BaseModel):
     model_config = ConfigDict(extra="forbid")
-    name: Optional[str] = ""
-    type: Optional[str] = ""
-    desc: Optional[str] = ""
-    username: Optional[str] = ""
+    name: Optional[str] = None
+    type: Optional[str] = None
+    desc: Optional[str] = None
+    username: Optional[str] = None
 
 
 class ServiceUpdate(BaseModel):
diff --git a/webhook_to_fedora_messaging/endpoints/service.py b/webhook_to_fedora_messaging/endpoints/service.py
index cc533ae..1ad8672 100644
--- a/webhook_to_fedora_messaging/endpoints/service.py
+++ b/webhook_to_fedora_messaging/endpoints/service.py
@@ -111,7 +111,7 @@ async def update_service(
     Update the service with the specified UUID
     """
     for attr in ("name", "type", "desc"):
-        data = getattr(body.data, attr).strip()
+        data = getattr(body.data, attr)
         if not data:
             continue
         setattr(service, attr, data)
diff --git a/webhook_to_fedora_messaging/migrations/versions/4f1f49d72fa8_service_desc_can_be_null.py b/webhook_to_fedora_messaging/migrations/versions/4f1f49d72fa8_service_desc_can_be_null.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..8a7f8a0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/webhook_to_fedora_messaging/migrations/versions/4f1f49d72fa8_service_desc_can_be_null.py
@@ -0,0 +1,37 @@
+# SPDX-FileCopyrightText: Contributors to the Fedora Project
+#
+# SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-3.0-or-later
+
+"""Service.desc can be null
+
+Revision ID: 4f1f49d72fa8
+Revises: 6c01198723a8
+Create Date: 2024-08-22 11:29:19.880261
+
+"""
+import sqlalchemy as sa
+from alembic import op
+from sqlalchemy_helpers.manager import is_sqlite
+
+
+# revision identifiers, used by Alembic.
+revision = "4f1f49d72fa8"
+down_revision = "6c01198723a8"
+branch_labels = None
+depends_on = None
+
+
+def upgrade():
+    connection = op.get_bind()
+    if is_sqlite(connection):
+        connection.execute(sa.text("PRAGMA foreign_keys=OFF"))
+    with op.batch_alter_table("services") as batch_op:
+        batch_op.alter_column("desc", existing_type=sa.TEXT(), nullable=True)
+
+
+def downgrade():
+    connection = op.get_bind()
+    if is_sqlite(connection):
+        connection.execute(sa.text("PRAGMA foreign_keys=OFF"))
+    with op.batch_alter_table("services") as batch_op:
+        batch_op.alter_column("desc", existing_type=sa.TEXT(), nullable=False)
diff --git a/webhook_to_fedora_messaging/models/service.py b/webhook_to_fedora_messaging/models/service.py
index 5957960..9ab646d 100644
--- a/webhook_to_fedora_messaging/models/service.py
+++ b/webhook_to_fedora_messaging/models/service.py
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ class Service(Base, UUIDCreatableMixin, CreatableMixin):
     token = Column(UnicodeText, unique=False, nullable=False, default=uuid4().hex)
     name = Column(UnicodeText, nullable=False)
     type = Column(UnicodeText, nullable=False)
-    desc = Column(UnicodeText, nullable=False)
+    desc = Column(UnicodeText, nullable=True)
     disabled = Column(Boolean, nullable=False, default=False)
     sent = Column(Integer, nullable=False, default=0)
     users = relationship("User", secondary=owners_table, back_populates="services")