diff --git a/DigitalLearningSolutions.Web/Controllers/FrameworksController/AssessmentQuestions.cs b/DigitalLearningSolutions.Web/Controllers/FrameworksController/AssessmentQuestions.cs
index f4ffce91d1..519c8881bd 100644
--- a/DigitalLearningSolutions.Web/Controllers/FrameworksController/AssessmentQuestions.cs
+++ b/DigitalLearningSolutions.Web/Controllers/FrameworksController/AssessmentQuestions.cs
@@ -456,6 +456,7 @@ public IActionResult EditAssessmentQuestionOptions(AssessmentQuestionDetail asse
                 return RedirectToAction("EditAssessmentQuestionOptions", "Frameworks", new { frameworkId, assessmentQuestionId, frameworkCompetencyId });
             }
             assessmentQuestionDetail.ScoringInstructions = SanitizerHelper.SanitizeHtmlData(assessmentQuestionDetail.ScoringInstructions);
+            if (string.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(StringHelper.StripHtmlTags(assessmentQuestionDetail?.ScoringInstructions))) { assessmentQuestionDetail.ScoringInstructions = null; }
             SessionAssessmentQuestion sessionAssessmentQuestion = multiPageFormService
             .GetMultiPageFormData<SessionAssessmentQuestion>(MultiPageFormDataFeature.EditAssessmentQuestion, TempData)
             .GetAwaiter()
diff --git a/DigitalLearningSolutions.Web/Controllers/FrameworksController/Competencies.cs b/DigitalLearningSolutions.Web/Controllers/FrameworksController/Competencies.cs
index 0893c7f7c6..01c95404e3 100644
--- a/DigitalLearningSolutions.Web/Controllers/FrameworksController/Competencies.cs
+++ b/DigitalLearningSolutions.Web/Controllers/FrameworksController/Competencies.cs
@@ -65,6 +65,7 @@ public IActionResult AddEditFrameworkCompetencyGroup(int frameworkId, Competency
             var adminId = GetAdminId();
             var userRole = frameworkService.GetAdminUserRoleForFrameworkId(adminId, frameworkId);
             if (userRole < 2) return StatusCode(403);
+            if (string.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(StringHelper.StripHtmlTags(competencyGroupBase?.Description))) { competencyGroupBase.Description = null; }
             if (competencyGroupBase.ID > 0)
             {
                 frameworkService.UpdateFrameworkCompetencyGroup(frameworkCompetencyGroupId, competencyGroupBase.CompetencyGroupID, competencyGroupBase.Name, SanitizerHelper.SanitizeHtmlData
@@ -141,7 +142,7 @@ public IActionResult AddEditFrameworkCompetency(int frameworkId, FrameworkCompet
             frameworkCompetency.Description?.Trim();
             var description = HttpUtility.HtmlDecode(HttpUtility.HtmlDecode(frameworkCompetency.Description));
             var detailFramework = frameworkService.GetDetailFrameworkByFrameworkId(frameworkId, GetAdminId());
-            if (string.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(description)) { frameworkCompetency.Description = null; }
+            if (string.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(StringHelper.StripHtmlTags(description))) { frameworkCompetency.Description = null; }
             if (!ModelState.IsValid)
             {
                 ModelState.Remove(nameof(FrameworkCompetency.Name));