diff --git a/covalent/_shared_files/qinfo.py b/covalent/_shared_files/qinfo.py
index 2fd78a8f3..f04935ef0 100644
--- a/covalent/_shared_files/qinfo.py
+++ b/covalent/_shared_files/qinfo.py
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@ class QElectronInfo(BaseModel):
     """
 
     name: str
-    description: str = None
+    description: Optional[str] = None
     device_name: str  # name of the original device, e.g. "default.qubit"
     device_import_path: str  # used to inherit type converters and other methods
     device_shots: Union[
diff --git a/covalent/quantum/qserver/utils.py b/covalent/quantum/qserver/utils.py
index f9aecacdd..15708910a 100644
--- a/covalent/quantum/qserver/utils.py
+++ b/covalent/quantum/qserver/utils.py
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@
 import datetime
 import importlib
 from functools import lru_cache
-from typing import Any, Dict, List, Union
+from typing import Any, Dict, List, Optional, Union
 
 import orjson
 from pydantic import BaseModel
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ class CircuitInfo(BaseModel):
     electron_node_id: int = None
     dispatch_id: str = None
     circuit_name: str = None
-    circuit_description: str = None
+    circuit_description: Optional[str] = None
     circuit_diagram: str = None
     qnode_specs: Union[Dict[str, Any], QNodeSpecs] = None
     qexecutor: BaseQExecutor = None