diff --git a/backend/src/payloads.rs b/backend/src/payloads.rs
index 3a44398..3f9de74 100644
--- a/backend/src/payloads.rs
+++ b/backend/src/payloads.rs
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ pub type ApiResult<T, A> = Result<Json<T>, ApiError<A>>;
 
 #[derive(Deserialize)]
 pub struct EventInput {
-    pub name: String,
+    pub name: Option<String>,
     pub times: Vec<String>,
     pub timezone: String,
 }
diff --git a/backend/src/routes/create_event.rs b/backend/src/routes/create_event.rs
index 74bc66f..9e0d6f8 100644
--- a/backend/src/routes/create_event.rs
+++ b/backend/src/routes/create_event.rs
@@ -19,9 +19,9 @@ pub async fn create_event<A: Adaptor>(
     let now = chrono::offset::Utc::now();
 
     // Generate a name if none provided
-    let name = match input.name.trim() {
-        "" => generate_name(),
-        x => x.to_string(),
+    let name = match input.name {
+        Some(x) if !x.is_empty() => x.trim().to_string(),
+        _ => generate_name(),
     };
 
     // Generate an ID