diff --git a/metadeploy/adminapi/api.py b/metadeploy/adminapi/api.py
index c10c3336f8..35981319ca 100644
--- a/metadeploy/adminapi/api.py
+++ b/metadeploy/adminapi/api.py
@@ -15,11 +15,11 @@
 
 class ProductSerializer(AdminAPISerializer):
     title = serializers.CharField()
-    short_description = serializers.CharField()
-    description = serializers.CharField()
-    click_through_agreement = serializers.CharField()
-    error_message = serializers.CharField()
-    slug = serializers.CharField()
+    short_description = serializers.CharField(default="")
+    description = serializers.CharField(default="")
+    click_through_agreement = serializers.CharField(default="")
+    error_message = serializers.CharField(default="")
+    slug = serializers.CharField(read_only=True)
 
     class Meta:
         fields = "__all__"
diff --git a/metadeploy/api/serializers.py b/metadeploy/api/serializers.py
index 7a835f94c2..4ac319fbd1 100644
--- a/metadeploy/api/serializers.py
+++ b/metadeploy/api/serializers.py
@@ -328,13 +328,12 @@ class ProductSerializer(CircumspectSerializerMixin, serializers.ModelSerializer)
     is_allowed = serializers.SerializerMethodField()
     description = serializers.CharField(source="description_markdown")
     click_through_agreement = serializers.CharField(
-        source="click_through_agreement_markdown", allow_blank=True
+        source="click_through_agreement_markdown"
     )
     title = serializers.CharField()
-    short_description = serializers.CharField(allow_blank=True)
+    short_description = serializers.CharField()
     not_allowed_instructions = serializers.SerializerMethodField()
     is_listed = serializers.SerializerMethodField()
-    image = serializers.FileField(allow_null=True)
 
     class Meta:
         model = Product