diff --git a/app/models/product_import/entry_validator.rb b/app/models/product_import/entry_validator.rb
index ce389e43c31..700c1e43082 100644
--- a/app/models/product_import/entry_validator.rb
+++ b/app/models/product_import/entry_validator.rb
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@ def initialize(current_user, import_time, spreadsheet_data, editable_enterprises
     def self.non_updatable_fields
       {
         category: :primary_taxon_id,
+        description: :description,
         unit_type: :variant_unit_scale,
         variant_unit_name: :variant_unit_name,
         tax_category: :tax_category_id,
diff --git a/spec/features/admin/product_import_spec.rb b/spec/features/admin/product_import_spec.rb
index 5d98cadb5e1..4d3480d32d9 100644
--- a/spec/features/admin/product_import_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/features/admin/product_import_spec.rb
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@
 
   let!(:product) { create(:simple_product, supplier: enterprise2, name: 'Hypothetical Cake') }
   let!(:variant) { create(:variant, product_id: product.id, price: '8.50', on_hand: '100', unit_value: '500', display_name: 'Preexisting Banana') }
-  let!(:product2) { create(:simple_product, supplier: enterprise, on_hand: '100', name: 'Beans', unit_value: '500') }
+  let!(:product2) { create(:simple_product, supplier: enterprise, on_hand: '100', name: 'Beans', unit_value: '500', description: '', primary_taxon_id: category.id) }
   let!(:product3) { create(:simple_product, supplier: enterprise, on_hand: '100', name: 'Sprouts', unit_value: '500') }
   let!(:product4) { create(:simple_product, supplier: enterprise, on_hand: '100', name: 'Cabbage', unit_value: '500') }
   let!(:product5) { create(:simple_product, supplier: enterprise2, on_hand: '100', name: 'Lettuce', unit_value: '500') }
diff --git a/spec/models/product_importer_spec.rb b/spec/models/product_importer_spec.rb
index a13e951076d..538532471ec 100644
--- a/spec/models/product_importer_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/models/product_importer_spec.rb
@@ -22,17 +22,17 @@
   let!(:tax_category2) { create(:tax_category) }
   let!(:shipping_category) { create(:shipping_category) }
 
-  let!(:product) { create(:simple_product, supplier: enterprise2, name: 'Hypothetical Cake', primary_taxon_id: category2.id) }
+  let!(:product) { create(:simple_product, supplier: enterprise2, name: 'Hypothetical Cake', description: nil, primary_taxon_id: category2.id) }
   let!(:variant) { create(:variant, product_id: product.id, price: '8.50', on_hand: '100', unit_value: '500', display_name: 'Preexisting Banana') }
-  let!(:product2) { create(:simple_product, supplier: enterprise, on_hand: '100', name: 'Beans', unit_value: '500', primary_taxon_id: category.id) }
+  let!(:product2) { create(:simple_product, supplier: enterprise, on_hand: '100', name: 'Beans', unit_value: '500', primary_taxon_id: category.id, description: nil) }
   let!(:product3) { create(:simple_product, supplier: enterprise, on_hand: '100', name: 'Sprouts', unit_value: '500', primary_taxon_id: category.id) }
   let!(:product4) { create(:simple_product, supplier: enterprise, on_hand: '100', name: 'Cabbage', unit_value: '500', primary_taxon_id: category.id) }
   let!(:product5) { create(:simple_product, supplier: enterprise2, on_hand: '100', name: 'Lettuce', unit_value: '500', primary_taxon_id: category.id) }
-  let!(:product6) { create(:simple_product, supplier: enterprise3, on_hand: '100', name: 'Beetroot', unit_value: '500', on_demand: true, variant_unit_scale: 1, variant_unit: 'weight', primary_taxon_id: category.id) }
-  let!(:product7) { create(:simple_product, supplier: enterprise3, on_hand: '100', name: 'Tomato', unit_value: '500', variant_unit_scale: 1, variant_unit: 'weight', primary_taxon_id: category.id) }
+  let!(:product6) { create(:simple_product, supplier: enterprise3, on_hand: '100', name: 'Beetroot', unit_value: '500', on_demand: true, variant_unit_scale: 1, variant_unit: 'weight', primary_taxon_id: category.id, description: nil) }
+  let!(:product7) { create(:simple_product, supplier: enterprise3, on_hand: '100', name: 'Tomato', unit_value: '500', variant_unit_scale: 1, variant_unit: 'weight', primary_taxon_id: category.id, description: nil) }
 
-  let!(:product8) { create(:simple_product, supplier: enterprise, on_hand: '100', name: 'Oats', unit_value: '500', variant_unit_scale: 1, variant_unit: 'weight', primary_taxon_id: category4.id) }
-  let!(:product9) { create(:simple_product, supplier: enterprise, on_hand: '100', name: 'Oats', unit_value: '500', variant_unit_scale: 1, variant_unit: 'weight', primary_taxon_id: category4.id) }
+  let!(:product8) { create(:simple_product, supplier: enterprise, on_hand: '100', name: 'Oats', description: "", unit_value: '500', variant_unit_scale: 1, variant_unit: 'weight', primary_taxon_id: category4.id) }
+  let!(:product9) { create(:simple_product, supplier: enterprise, on_hand: '100', name: 'Oats', description: "", unit_value: '500', variant_unit_scale: 1, variant_unit: 'weight', primary_taxon_id: category4.id) }
   let!(:variant2) { create(:variant, product_id: product8.id, price: '4.50', on_hand: '100', unit_value: '500', display_name: 'Porridge Oats') }
   let!(:variant3) { create(:variant, product_id: product8.id, price: '5.50', on_hand: '100', unit_value: '500', display_name: 'Rolled Oats') }
   let!(:variant4) { create(:variant, product_id: product9.id, price: '6.50', on_hand: '100', unit_value: '500', display_name: 'Flaked Oats') }
@@ -358,12 +358,12 @@
   describe "when more than one product of the same name already exists with multiple variants each" do
     before do
       csv_data = CSV.generate do |csv|
-        csv << ["name", "supplier", "category", "on_hand", "price", "units", "unit_type", "display_name"]
-        csv << ["Oats", "User Enterprise", "Cereal", "50", "3.50", "500", "g", "Rolled Oats"]   # Update
-        csv << ["Oats", "User Enterprise", "Cereal", "80", "3.75", "500", "g", "Flaked Oats"]   # Update
-        csv << ["Oats", "User Enterprise", "Cereal", "60", "5.50", "500", "g", "Magic Oats"]    # Add
-        csv << ["Oats", "User Enterprise", "Cereal", "70", "8.50", "500", "g", "French Oats"]   # Add
-        csv << ["Oats", "User Enterprise", "Cereal", "70", "8.50", "500", "g", "Scottish Oats"] # Add
+        csv << ["name", "supplier", "category", "description", "on_hand", "price", "units", "unit_type", "display_name"]
+        csv << ["Oats", "User Enterprise", "Cereal", "", "50", "3.50", "500", "g", "Rolled Oats"]   # Update
+        csv << ["Oats", "User Enterprise", "Cereal", "", "80", "3.75", "500", "g", "Flaked Oats"]   # Update
+        csv << ["Oats", "User Enterprise", "Cereal", "", "60", "5.50", "500", "g", "Magic Oats"]    # Add
+        csv << ["Oats", "User Enterprise", "Cereal", "", "70", "8.50", "500", "g", "French Oats"]   # Add
+        csv << ["Oats", "User Enterprise", "Cereal", "", "70", "8.50", "500", "g", "Scottish Oats"] # Add
       end
       File.write('/tmp/test-m.csv', csv_data)
       file = File.new('/tmp/test-m.csv')