diff --git a/src/addon/calendar/pages/edit-event/edit-event.ts b/src/addon/calendar/pages/edit-event/edit-event.ts
index 5de3c1fe2..e68d4b362 100644
--- a/src/addon/calendar/pages/edit-event/edit-event.ts
+++ b/src/addon/calendar/pages/edit-event/edit-event.ts
@@ -458,7 +458,7 @@ export class AddonCalendarEditEventPage implements OnInit, OnDestroy {
             eventtype: formData.eventtype,
             timestart: timeStartDate,
             description: {
-                text: formData.description,
+                text: formData.description || '',
                 format: 1
             },
             location: formData.location,