diff --git a/src/pages/EventCreationPage/components/EventCreationForm/schema.ts b/src/pages/EventCreationPage/components/EventCreationForm/schema.ts
index 899cc68b..1df403e4 100644
--- a/src/pages/EventCreationPage/components/EventCreationForm/schema.ts
+++ b/src/pages/EventCreationPage/components/EventCreationForm/schema.ts
@@ -8,8 +8,10 @@ const schema = Yup.object({
   location: Yup.string().required('Required'),
   description: Yup.string().required('Required'),
   hosts: Yup.array().required('Required'),
-  fbURL: Yup.string(),
-  canvaURL: Yup.string(),
+  fbURL: Yup.string().url('Please either enter a valid URL or leave it blank'),
+  canvaURL: Yup.string().url(
+    'Please either enter a valid URL or leave it blank'
+  ),
 });
 
 export default schema;
diff --git a/src/pages/EventCreationPage/index.tsx b/src/pages/EventCreationPage/index.tsx
index b5b48ed4..dba47bdc 100644
--- a/src/pages/EventCreationPage/index.tsx
+++ b/src/pages/EventCreationPage/index.tsx
@@ -17,7 +17,16 @@ function EventCreationPage(): JSX.Element {
     values: EventRequest,
     setSubmitting: (_: boolean) => void
   ) => {
-    const createdEvent = await createEvent(values);
+    const submission = {
+      ...values,
+      hosts: values.hosts.map(host => {
+        return { id: host.id };
+      }),
+      fbURL: values.fbURL === '' ? undefined : values.fbURL,
+      canvaURL: values.canvaURL === '' ? undefined : values.canvaURL,
+    };
+
+    const createdEvent = await createEvent(submission);
     const { id } = createdEvent;
 
     setSubmitting(false);
diff --git a/src/services/api/.openapi-generator/FILES b/src/services/api/.openapi-generator/FILES
index 426df699..dfb244f0 100644
--- a/src/services/api/.openapi-generator/FILES
+++ b/src/services/api/.openapi-generator/FILES
@@ -1,28 +1,28 @@
-apis/AuthApi.ts
-apis/EventApi.ts
-apis/UserApi.ts
-apis/index.ts
+apis\AuthApi.ts
+apis\EventApi.ts
+apis\UserApi.ts
+apis\index.ts
 index.ts
-models/AppUserEventRequest.ts
-models/AppUserEventResponse.ts
-models/AppUserInductionClass.ts
-models/AppUserNameResponse.ts
-models/AppUserPKPayload.ts
-models/AppUserPostRequest.ts
-models/AppUserProfileResponse.ts
-models/AppUserResponse.ts
-models/AppUserRolesResponse.ts
-models/AppUserSignupRequest.ts
-models/AttendanceResponse.ts
-models/BaseEventPayload.ts
-models/EventAttendanceResponse.ts
-models/EventRSVPResponse.ts
-models/EventRequest.ts
-models/EventResponse.ts
-models/MultipleAppUserResponse.ts
-models/MultipleEventResponse.ts
-models/MultipleUserNameResponse.ts
-models/MultipleUserQuery.ts
-models/RSVPResponse.ts
-models/index.ts
+models\AppUserEventRequest.ts
+models\AppUserEventResponse.ts
+models\AppUserInductionClass.ts
+models\AppUserNameResponse.ts
+models\AppUserPKPayload.ts
+models\AppUserPostRequest.ts
+models\AppUserProfileResponse.ts
+models\AppUserResponse.ts
+models\AppUserRolesResponse.ts
+models\AppUserSignupRequest.ts
+models\AttendanceResponse.ts
+models\BaseEventPayload.ts
+models\EventAttendanceResponse.ts
+models\EventRSVPResponse.ts
+models\EventRequest.ts
+models\EventResponse.ts
+models\MultipleAppUserResponse.ts
+models\MultipleEventResponse.ts
+models\MultipleUserNameResponse.ts
+models\MultipleUserQuery.ts
+models\RSVPResponse.ts
+models\index.ts
 runtime.ts
diff --git a/src/services/api/.openapi-generator/VERSION b/src/services/api/.openapi-generator/VERSION
index 1a487e1a..8836c812 100644
--- a/src/services/api/.openapi-generator/VERSION
+++ b/src/services/api/.openapi-generator/VERSION
@@ -1 +1 @@
-5.0.0-beta2
\ No newline at end of file
+5.0.0-beta
\ No newline at end of file