diff --git a/AppScaffolding/AppScaffolding.csproj b/AppScaffolding/AppScaffolding.csproj
index aadd47e8..4cba4ef4 100644
--- a/AppScaffolding/AppScaffolding.csproj
+++ b/AppScaffolding/AppScaffolding.csproj
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 
   <PropertyGroup>
     <TargetFramework>net5.0</TargetFramework>
-    <Version>5.7.2.1</Version>
+    <Version>5.7.3.1</Version>
   </PropertyGroup>
 
   <ItemGroup>
diff --git a/DataLayer/EfClasses/Book.cs b/DataLayer/EfClasses/Book.cs
index 8f2d85c1..f3f02c13 100644
--- a/DataLayer/EfClasses/Book.cs
+++ b/DataLayer/EfClasses/Book.cs
@@ -100,7 +100,7 @@ namespace DataLayer
 
             // simple assigns
             Title = title.Trim();
-            Description = description.Trim();
+            Description = description?.Trim();
             LengthInMinutes = lengthInMinutes;
             ContentType = contentType;