diff --git a/app/Rules/Triggers/DescriptionContains.php b/app/Rules/Triggers/DescriptionContains.php
index c841815075..9cec4a14c4 100644
--- a/app/Rules/Triggers/DescriptionContains.php
+++ b/app/Rules/Triggers/DescriptionContains.php
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@ final class DescriptionContains extends AbstractTrigger implements TriggerInterf
     public function triggered(TransactionJournal $journal): bool
     {
         $search = strtolower($this->triggerValue);
-        $source = strtolower($journal->description);
+        $source = strtolower($journal->description ?? '');
 
         $strpos = strpos($source, $search);
         if (!($strpos === false)) {
diff --git a/app/Rules/Triggers/DescriptionEnds.php b/app/Rules/Triggers/DescriptionEnds.php
index 7bfc9cd891..e05227e410 100644
--- a/app/Rules/Triggers/DescriptionEnds.php
+++ b/app/Rules/Triggers/DescriptionEnds.php
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ final class DescriptionEnds extends AbstractTrigger implements TriggerInterface
      */
     public function triggered(TransactionJournal $journal): bool
     {
-        $description       = strtolower($journal->description);
+        $description       = strtolower($journal->description ?? '');
         $descriptionLength = strlen($description);
         $search            = strtolower($this->triggerValue);
         $searchLength      = strlen($search);
diff --git a/app/Rules/Triggers/DescriptionIs.php b/app/Rules/Triggers/DescriptionIs.php
index 4184986240..71e6e5c1ad 100644
--- a/app/Rules/Triggers/DescriptionIs.php
+++ b/app/Rules/Triggers/DescriptionIs.php
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ final class DescriptionIs extends AbstractTrigger implements TriggerInterface
      */
     public function triggered(TransactionJournal $journal): bool
     {
-        $description = strtolower($journal->description);
+        $description = strtolower($journal->description ?? '');
         $search      = strtolower($this->triggerValue);
 
         if ($description == $search) {
diff --git a/app/Rules/Triggers/DescriptionStarts.php b/app/Rules/Triggers/DescriptionStarts.php
index fb8384f7ed..e856522a4a 100644
--- a/app/Rules/Triggers/DescriptionStarts.php
+++ b/app/Rules/Triggers/DescriptionStarts.php
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ final class DescriptionStarts extends AbstractTrigger implements TriggerInterfac
      */
     public function triggered(TransactionJournal $journal): bool
     {
-        $description = strtolower($journal->description);
+        $description = strtolower($journal->description ?? '');
         $search      = strtolower($this->triggerValue);
 
         $part = substr($description, 0, strlen($search));