diff --git a/controllers/forms/create.js b/controllers/forms/create.js
index 93d19510..228a3c44 100644
--- a/controllers/forms/create.js
+++ b/controllers/forms/create.js
@@ -26,10 +26,6 @@ module.exports = async (req, res, next) => {
 	if (!req.body.name || req.body.name.length <= 0) {
 		errors.push('Missing name');
 	}
-	if (!req.body.description || req.body.description.length <= 0) {
-		errors.push('Missing description');
-	}
-
 	//other validation
 	if (req.body.uri) {
 		if (req.body.uri.length > globalLimits.fieldLength.uri) {
diff --git a/views/pages/create.pug b/views/pages/create.pug
index 1b38f095..cf8926eb 100644
--- a/views/pages/create.pug
+++ b/views/pages/create.pug
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ block content
 				input(type='text', name='name', maxlength=globalLimits.fieldLength.boardname required)
 			.row
 				.label Description
-				input(type='text', name='description', maxlength=globalLimits.fieldLength.description required)
+				input(type='text', name='description', maxlength=globalLimits.fieldLength.description)
 			.row
 				.label Tags
 				textarea(name='tags' placeholder='Newline separated, max 10')