diff --git a/app/features/user-page/loaders/u.$identifier.builds.new.server.ts b/app/features/user-page/loaders/u.$identifier.builds.new.server.ts
index 24b28d5d0..fc7170648 100644
--- a/app/features/user-page/loaders/u.$identifier.builds.new.server.ts
+++ b/app/features/user-page/loaders/u.$identifier.builds.new.server.ts
@@ -77,7 +77,7 @@ function resolveDefaultValues(
 			buildToEdit?.shoesGearSplId === -1 ? null : buildToEdit?.shoesGearSplId,
 		abilities,
 		title: buildToEdit?.title,
-		description: buildToEdit?.description,
+		description: buildToEdit?.description ?? null,
 		modes: buildToEdit?.modes ?? [],
 		private: Boolean(buildToEdit?.private),
 	};
diff --git a/app/form/SendouForm.tsx b/app/form/SendouForm.tsx
index d00ba2ffb..577b3239b 100644
--- a/app/form/SendouForm.tsx
+++ b/app/form/SendouForm.tsx
@@ -389,8 +389,9 @@ function buildInitialValues<T extends z.ZodRawShape>(
 			| FormField
 			| undefined;
 
-		if (defaultValues && key in defaultValues) {
-			result[key] = defaultValues[key as keyof typeof defaultValues];
+		const defaultValue = defaultValues?.[key as keyof typeof defaultValues];
+		if (defaultValue !== undefined) {
+			result[key] = defaultValue;
 		} else if (formField) {
 			result[key] = formField.initialValue;
 		}
diff --git a/app/utils/zod.ts b/app/utils/zod.ts
index f46ede24d..30b03ca56 100644
--- a/app/utils/zod.ts
+++ b/app/utils/zod.ts
@@ -192,7 +192,7 @@ export const safeNullableStringSchema = ({
 	max: number;
 }) =>
 	z.preprocess(
-		actuallyNonEmptyStringOrNull,
+		processMany(undefinedToNull, actuallyNonEmptyStringOrNull),
 		z
 			.string()
 			.min(min ?? 0)