diff --git a/app/forms.py b/app/forms.py
index e276de7..31a44b6 100644
--- a/app/forms.py
+++ b/app/forms.py
@@ -11,8 +11,7 @@ def get_tasks():
 class TaskForm(FlaskForm):
     title = StringField('Title', validators=[InputRequired(),
                                              Length(min=5, max=100)])
-    description = TextAreaField('Description', validators=[InputRequired(),
-                                                           Length(max=200)])
+    description = TextAreaField('Description', validators=[Length(max=200)])
 class EventForm(FlaskForm):
     # eventDate = DateField('Date', validators=[InputRequired()], format='m-%d-%Y')
     # period_num = IntegerField(validators=[InputRequired()])