1 files changed, 1 insertions, 1 deletions
diff --git a/forms.py b/forms.py
index 77e9648..a06d67e 100644
--- a/forms.py
+++ b/forms.py
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ from chimere.widgets import TextareaWidget
 
 class MarkerForm(BaseMarkerForm):
     categories = forms.ChoiceField(choices=[], widget=forms.Select)
-    description = forms.CharField(widget=TextareaWidget)
+    description = forms.CharField(widget=TextareaWidget, required=False)
 
     def __init__(self, *args, **kwargs):
         super(MarkerForm, self).__init__(*args, **kwargs)