diff --git a/app/Http/Controllers/RecipeController.php b/app/Http/Controllers/RecipeController.php
index b79c3a4..69384e4 100644
--- a/app/Http/Controllers/RecipeController.php
+++ b/app/Http/Controllers/RecipeController.php
@@ -60,11 +60,11 @@ class RecipeController extends Controller
     {
         $input = $request->validate([
             'name' => 'required|string',
-            'description' => 'required|string',
+            'description' => 'nullable|string',
             'servings' => 'required|numeric',
             'foods_amount' => ['required', 'array', new ArrayNotEmpty],
             'foods_amount.*' => 'required_with:foods.*|nullable|numeric|min:0',
-            'foods_unit' => ['required', 'array', new ArrayNotEmpty],
+            'foods_unit' => ['required', 'array'],
             'foods_unit.*' => 'nullable|string',
             'foods' => ['required', 'array', new ArrayNotEmpty],
             'foods.*' => 'required_with:foods_amount.*|nullable|exists:App\Models\Food,id',
diff --git a/database/migrations/2020_12_21_215932_create_recipes_table.php b/database/migrations/2020_12_21_215932_create_recipes_table.php
index ee85613..db22489 100644
--- a/database/migrations/2020_12_21_215932_create_recipes_table.php
+++ b/database/migrations/2020_12_21_215932_create_recipes_table.php
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ class CreateRecipesTable extends Migration
             $table->id();
             $table->string('name');
             $table->string('slug')->unique();
-            $table->longText('description');
+            $table->longText('description')->nullable();
             $table->unsignedInteger('servings');
             $table->timestamps();
         });
diff --git a/database/migrations/2021_01_15_124712_make_recipe_description_optional.php b/database/migrations/2021_01_15_124712_make_recipe_description_optional.php
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..28344f4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/database/migrations/2021_01_15_124712_make_recipe_description_optional.php
@@ -0,0 +1,32 @@
+<?php
+
+use Illuminate\Database\Migrations\Migration;
+use Illuminate\Database\Schema\Blueprint;
+use Illuminate\Support\Facades\Schema;
+
+class MakeRecipeDescriptionOptional extends Migration
+{
+    /**
+     * Run the migrations.
+     *
+     * @return void
+     */
+    public function up()
+    {
+        Schema::table('recipes', function (Blueprint $table) {
+            $table->string('description')->nullable()->change();
+        });
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Reverse the migrations.
+     *
+     * @return void
+     */
+    public function down()
+    {
+        Schema::table('recipes', function (Blueprint $table) {
+            $table->string('description')->change();
+        });
+    }
+}
diff --git a/resources/views/recipes/create.blade.php b/resources/views/recipes/create.blade.php
index 493ca99..bda64ba 100644
--- a/resources/views/recipes/create.blade.php
+++ b/resources/views/recipes/create.blade.php
@@ -49,7 +49,8 @@
                                                     class="block mt-1 w-full"
                                                     type="number"
                                                     name="servings"
-                                                    :value="old('servings')" />
+                                                    :value="old('servings')"
+                                                    required />
                                 </div>
                             </div>