diff --git a/app/Http/Requests/BankTransaction/UpdateBankTransactionRequest.php b/app/Http/Requests/BankTransaction/UpdateBankTransactionRequest.php
index b466fdae16c2..aa08e179ce4b 100644
--- a/app/Http/Requests/BankTransaction/UpdateBankTransactionRequest.php
+++ b/app/Http/Requests/BankTransaction/UpdateBankTransactionRequest.php
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ class UpdateBankTransactionRequest extends Request
         /* Ensure we have a client name, and that all emails are unique*/
         $rules = [
             'date' => 'bail|required|date',
-            'description' => 'bail|required|string',
+            'description' => 'bail|sometimes|string',
             'amount' => 'numeric|sometimes',
         ];
 
diff --git a/app/Models/BankTransaction.php b/app/Models/BankTransaction.php
index bfb1c2fc4d52..c603fae0b089 100644
--- a/app/Models/BankTransaction.php
+++ b/app/Models/BankTransaction.php
@@ -33,7 +33,8 @@ class BankTransaction extends BaseModel
         'description',
         'base_type',
         'expense_id',
-        'vendor_id'
+        'vendor_id',
+        'amount'
     ];
 
     protected $dates = [