diff --git a/backend/graphql/types/taskType.ts b/backend/graphql/types/taskType.ts
index fd69905..4a84242 100644
--- a/backend/graphql/types/taskType.ts
+++ b/backend/graphql/types/taskType.ts
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ const taskType = gql`
     id: Int!
     type: TaskType!
     title: String!
-    description: String!
+    description: String
     creditValue: Int!
     tasksAssigned: [TaskAssignedDTO!]
     endDate: DateTime
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ const taskType = gql`
   input InputTaskDTO {
     type: TaskType!
     title: String!
-    description: String!
+    description: String
     creditValue: Int!
     endDate: DateTime
     recurrenceFrequency: Recurrence_Frequency!
diff --git a/backend/prisma/schema.prisma b/backend/prisma/schema.prisma
index a6dc26a..9416b07 100644
--- a/backend/prisma/schema.prisma
+++ b/backend/prisma/schema.prisma
@@ -84,7 +84,7 @@ model Task {
   id                  Int                 @id @default(autoincrement())
   type                TaskType
   title               String
-  description         String
+  description         String?
   creditValue         Float               @map("credit_value")
   // location            TaskLocation        @relation(fields: [locationId], references: [id], onDelete: Cascade, onUpdate: Cascade)
   // locationId          Int                 @map("location_id")
diff --git a/backend/services/implementations/taskService.ts b/backend/services/implementations/taskService.ts
index ef79bc9..ef876b4 100644
--- a/backend/services/implementations/taskService.ts
+++ b/backend/services/implementations/taskService.ts
@@ -127,7 +127,7 @@ class TaskService implements ITaskService {
         data: {
           title: task.title,
           type: task.type,
-          description: task.description,
+          description: task.description ?? "",
           creditValue: task.creditValue,
           // location: {
           //   connect: { id: task.locationId },
diff --git a/backend/services/interfaces/taskService.ts b/backend/services/interfaces/taskService.ts
index ef385ce..8c6f8e3 100644
--- a/backend/services/interfaces/taskService.ts
+++ b/backend/services/interfaces/taskService.ts
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ export interface TaskDTO {
   id: number;
   type: TaskType;
   title: string;
-  description: string;
+  description?: string;
   creditValue: number;
   // location: TaskLocationDTO;
   endDate: Date | null;
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ export interface TaskDTO {
 export interface InputTaskDTO {
   type: TaskType;
   title: string;
-  description: string;
+  description?: string;
   creditValue: number;
   // locationId: number;
   endDate: Date | null;