diff --git a/src/main/java/org/gridsuite/modification/server/entities/ModificationEntity.java b/src/main/java/org/gridsuite/modification/server/entities/ModificationEntity.java
index 9abc8c373..00ce7b330 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/gridsuite/modification/server/entities/ModificationEntity.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/gridsuite/modification/server/entities/ModificationEntity.java
@@ -123,7 +123,9 @@ public void update(ModificationInfos modificationInfos) {
     private void assignAttributes(ModificationInfos modificationInfos) {
         this.setType(modificationInfos.getType().name());
         this.setMessageType(modificationInfos.getType().name());
-        this.setDescription(modificationInfos.getDescription());
+        if (modificationInfos.getDescription() != null) {
+            this.setDescription(modificationInfos.getDescription());
+        }
         this.setMessageValues(new ObjectMapper().writeValueAsString(modificationInfos.getMapMessageValues()));
     }