diff --git a/lib/cursif/notebooks/notebook.ex b/lib/cursif/notebooks/notebook.ex
index e33ff06..3fe8d53 100644
--- a/lib/cursif/notebooks/notebook.ex
+++ b/lib/cursif/notebooks/notebook.ex
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ defmodule Cursif.Notebooks.Notebook do
     notebook
     |> cast(attrs, [:title, :description, :owner_id, :owner_type])
     |> cast_assoc(:pages)
-    |> validate_required([:title, :description, :owner_id, :owner_type])
+    |> validate_required([:title, :owner_id, :owner_type])
     |> validate_association()
   end
 
diff --git a/lib/cursif_web/schemas/notebook.ex b/lib/cursif_web/schemas/notebook.ex
index 40732de..c814b12 100644
--- a/lib/cursif_web/schemas/notebook.ex
+++ b/lib/cursif_web/schemas/notebook.ex
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ defmodule CursifWeb.Schemas.Notebook do
       @desc "Create a notebook"
       field :create_notebook, :notebook do
         arg(:title, non_null(:string))
-        arg(:description, non_null(:string))
+        arg(:description, :string)
         arg(:owner_id, non_null(:id))
         arg(:owner_type, non_null(:string))