diff --git a/web-app/src/components/EditVendorModal.vue b/web-app/src/components/EditVendorModal.vue
index 7bb4916..ab52956 100644
--- a/web-app/src/components/EditVendorModal.vue
+++ b/web-app/src/components/EditVendorModal.vue
@@ -31,9 +31,10 @@ function canSave() {
   const inputValid = name.value.trim().length > 0
   if (!inputValid) return false
   if (props.vendor) {
+    const newDesc = description.value.trim().length === 0 ? null : description.value.trim()
     return (
       props.vendor.name.trim() !== name.value.trim() ||
-      props.vendor.description.trim() !== description.value.trim()
+      props.vendor.description !== newDesc
     )
   }
   return true
@@ -43,7 +44,7 @@ async function doSave() {
   const api = new TransactionApiClient(getSelectedProfile(route))
   const payload = {
     name: name.value.trim(),
-    description: description.value.trim(),
+    description: description.value.trim().length === 0 ? null : description.value.trim(),
   }
   try {
     let savedVendor = null
@@ -69,31 +70,17 @@ defineExpose({ show })
       <AppForm>
         <FormGroup>
           <FormControl label="Name">
-            <input
-              type="text"
-              v-model="name"
-            />
+            <input type="text" v-model="name" />
           </FormControl>
-          <FormControl
-            label="Description"
-            style="min-width: 300px"
-          >
+          <FormControl label="Description" style="min-width: 300px">
             <textarea v-model="description"></textarea>
           </FormControl>
         </FormGroup>
       </AppForm>
     </template>
     <template v-slot:buttons>
-      <AppButton
-        :disabled="!canSave()"
-        @click="doSave()"
-        >Save</AppButton
-      >
-      <AppButton
-        button-style="secondary"
-        @click="modal?.close()"
-        >Cancel</AppButton
-      >
+      <AppButton :disabled="!canSave()" @click="doSave()">Save</AppButton>
+      <AppButton button-style="secondary" @click="modal?.close()">Cancel</AppButton>
     </template>
   </ModalWrapper>
 </template>