From 16c657c2cc21666836b1bf3296d98a0c5d3a1da7 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Akhil Narang <me@akhilnarang.dev>
Date: Thu, 21 Aug 2025 17:05:33 +0530
Subject: [PATCH] fix(assign_to): adding null/NoneType descriptions was broken
 (#33722)

Signed-off-by: Akhil Narang <me@akhilnarang.dev>
---
 frappe/desk/form/assign_to.py | 2 +-
 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/frappe/desk/form/assign_to.py b/frappe/desk/form/assign_to.py
index 3c9e4f6768..655d81a7ab 100644
--- a/frappe/desk/form/assign_to.py
+++ b/frappe/desk/form/assign_to.py
@@ -72,7 +72,7 @@ def add(args=None, *, ignore_permissions=False):
 		else:
 			from frappe.utils import nowdate
 
-			description = str(args.get("description", ""))
+			description = args.get("description") or ""
 			has_content = strip_html(description) or "<img" in description
 			if not has_content:
 				args["description"] = _("Assignment for {0} {1}").format(args["doctype"], args["name"])