diff --git a/feedback/migrations/0002_alter_contentcurationrequest_additional_info.py b/feedback/migrations/0002_alter_contentcurationrequest_additional_info.py
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..c9250b51
--- /dev/null
+++ b/feedback/migrations/0002_alter_contentcurationrequest_additional_info.py
@@ -0,0 +1,17 @@
+# Generated by Django 4.2.6 on 2023-12-06 15:50
+
+from django.db import migrations, models
+
+
+class Migration(migrations.Migration):
+    dependencies = [
+        ("feedback", "0001_initial"),
+    ]
+
+    operations = [
+        migrations.AlterField(
+            model_name="contentcurationrequest",
+            name="additional_info",
+            field=models.TextField(blank=True, default=""),
+        ),
+    ]
diff --git a/feedback/models.py b/feedback/models.py
index 31adc044..bc82b41a 100644
--- a/feedback/models.py
+++ b/feedback/models.py
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ class ContentCurationRequest(models.Model):
     scientific_focus = models.CharField(max_length=200)
     data_type = models.CharField(max_length=100)
     data_link = models.CharField(max_length=1000)
-    additional_info = models.TextField()
+    additional_info = models.TextField(default="", blank=True)
 
     class Meta:
         verbose_name = "Content Curation Request"