diff --git a/mayan/apps/documents/migrations/0016_auto_20150708_0325.py b/mayan/apps/documents/migrations/0016_auto_20150708_0325.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..149239419b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/mayan/apps/documents/migrations/0016_auto_20150708_0325.py
@@ -0,0 +1,20 @@
+# -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
+from __future__ import unicode_literals
+
+from django.db import models, migrations
+
+
+class Migration(migrations.Migration):
+
+    dependencies = [
+        ('documents', '0015_auto_20150708_0113'),
+    ]
+
+    operations = [
+        migrations.AlterField(
+            model_name='document',
+            name='description',
+            field=models.TextField(default='', verbose_name='Description', blank=True),
+            preserve_default=False,
+        ),
+    ]
diff --git a/mayan/apps/documents/models.py b/mayan/apps/documents/models.py
index a205c6c86f..eaad071345 100644
--- a/mayan/apps/documents/models.py
+++ b/mayan/apps/documents/models.py
@@ -104,7 +104,7 @@ class Document(models.Model):
     uuid = models.CharField(default=UUID_FUNCTION, editable=False, max_length=48)
     document_type = models.ForeignKey(DocumentType, related_name='documents',  verbose_name=_('Document type'))
     label = models.CharField(db_index=True, default=_('Uninitialized document'), max_length=255, help_text=_('The name of the document'), verbose_name=_('Label'))
-    description = models.TextField(blank=True, null=True, verbose_name=_('Description'))
+    description = models.TextField(blank=True, verbose_name=_('Description'))
     date_added = models.DateTimeField(auto_now_add=True, verbose_name=_('Added'))
     language = models.CharField(choices=setting_language_choices.value, default=setting_language.value, max_length=8, verbose_name=_('Language'))
     in_trash = models.BooleanField(default=False, editable=False, verbose_name=_('In trash?'))