diff --git a/app/models/quantity.rb b/app/models/quantity.rb
index ed81124..41560e2 100644
--- a/app/models/quantity.rb
+++ b/app/models/quantity.rb
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ class Quantity < ApplicationRecord
   end
   validates :name, presence: true, uniqueness: {scope: [:user_id, :parent_id]},
     length: {maximum: type_for_attribute(:name).limit}
-  validates :description, length: {maximum: type_for_attribute(:description).limit}
+  validates :description, length: {maximum: type_for_attribute(:description).limit} if type_for_attribute(:description).limit
 
   # Update :depths of progenies after parent change
   before_save if: :parent_changed? do
diff --git a/app/models/unit.rb b/app/models/unit.rb
index 18ef123..91e72f7 100644
--- a/app/models/unit.rb
+++ b/app/models/unit.rb
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ class Unit < ApplicationRecord
   end
   validates :symbol, presence: true, uniqueness: {scope: :user_id},
     length: {maximum: type_for_attribute(:symbol).limit}
-  validates :description, length: {maximum: type_for_attribute(:description).limit}
+  validates :description, length: {maximum: type_for_attribute(:description).limit} if type_for_attribute(:description).limit
   validates :multiplier, numericality: {equal_to: 1}, unless: :base
   validates :multiplier, numericality: {greater_than: 0, precision: true, scale: true}, if: :base