diff --git a/controllers/discordactions.js b/controllers/discordactions.js
index 7a6f64fcf..c29a443ce 100644
--- a/controllers/discordactions.js
+++ b/controllers/discordactions.js
@@ -38,6 +38,7 @@ const createGroupRole = async (req, res) => {
     const groupRoleData = {
       rolename,
       createdBy: req.userData.id,
+      description: req.body.description || "",
       date: admin.firestore.Timestamp.fromDate(new Date()),
     };
 
diff --git a/middlewares/validators/discordactions.js b/middlewares/validators/discordactions.js
index b325e4216..96db3b09b 100644
--- a/middlewares/validators/discordactions.js
+++ b/middlewares/validators/discordactions.js
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ const { validateMillisecondsTimestamp } = require("./utils");
 const validateGroupRoleBody = async (req, res, next) => {
   const schema = Joi.object({
     rolename: Joi.string().trim().required(),
+    description: Joi.string().trim(),
   });
 
   try {