diff --git a/app/models/album_image.rb b/app/models/album_image.rb
index 6379792..875b164 100644
--- a/app/models/album_image.rb
+++ b/app/models/album_image.rb
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ class AlbumImage
 	mount_uploader :file, GalleryUploader
 	field :title
   field :title_translations, type: Hash, default: {}
-	field :description, localize: true
+	field :description, type: String, localize: true, default: ""
 	field :rss2_id, type: String
 	field :order, type: Integer, default: -1