diff --git a/mayan/apps/documents/api_views.py b/mayan/apps/documents/api_views.py
index 5a67fdae30..480c75ae81 100644
--- a/mayan/apps/documents/api_views.py
+++ b/mayan/apps/documents/api_views.py
@@ -62,7 +62,6 @@ class APINewDocumentView(generics.GenericAPIView):
         serializer = self.get_serializer(data=request.DATA, files=request.FILES)
 
         if serializer.is_valid():
-            print serializer.data
             temporary_file = tempfile.NamedTemporaryFile(delete=False)
             source_file = request.FILES['file']
             for chunk in source_file.chunks():
@@ -75,7 +74,7 @@ class APINewDocumentView(generics.GenericAPIView):
                 document_type_id=serializer.data['document_type'],
                 description=serializer.data['description'],
                 expand=serializer.data['expand'],
-                label=serializer.data['label'],
+                label=serializer.data['label'] or serializer.data['file'],
                 language=serializer.data['language'],
                 user_id=serializer.data['user']
             ), queue='uploads')
diff --git a/mayan/apps/documents/serializers.py b/mayan/apps/documents/serializers.py
index 728b2753cc..93305678c6 100644
--- a/mayan/apps/documents/serializers.py
+++ b/mayan/apps/documents/serializers.py
@@ -51,6 +51,6 @@ class NewDocumentSerializer(serializers.Serializer):
     document_type = serializers.ChoiceField(choices=[(document_type.pk, document_type) for document_type in DocumentType.objects.all()])
     expand = serializers.BooleanField(default=False)
     file = serializers.FileField()
-    label = serializers.CharField()
+    label = serializers.CharField(required=False)
     language = serializers.ChoiceField(choices=LANGUAGE_CHOICES, blank_display_value=None, required=False)
     user = serializers.ChoiceField(required=False, choices=[(user.pk, user) for user in User.objects.all()])