diff --git a/src/main/java/ch/ethz/seb/sebserver/webservice/servicelayer/dao/impl/ExamDAOImpl.java b/src/main/java/ch/ethz/seb/sebserver/webservice/servicelayer/dao/impl/ExamDAOImpl.java
index 5c2994e2..cb9edf43 100644
--- a/src/main/java/ch/ethz/seb/sebserver/webservice/servicelayer/dao/impl/ExamDAOImpl.java
+++ b/src/main/java/ch/ethz/seb/sebserver/webservice/servicelayer/dao/impl/ExamDAOImpl.java
@@ -761,6 +761,8 @@ public class ExamDAOImpl implements ExamDAO {
         final Map<String, String> additionalAttributes = new HashMap<>(quizData.getAdditionalAttributes());
         if (StringUtils.isNotBlank(quizData.description)) {
             additionalAttributes.put(QuizData.QUIZ_ATTR_DESCRIPTION, quizData.description);
+        } else {
+            additionalAttributes.put(QuizData.QUIZ_ATTR_DESCRIPTION, StringUtils.EMPTY);
         }
         if (StringUtils.isNotBlank(quizData.startURL)) {
             additionalAttributes.put(QuizData.QUIZ_ATTR_START_URL, quizData.startURL);
diff --git a/src/main/java/ch/ethz/seb/sebserver/webservice/servicelayer/session/impl/ExamUpdateHandler.java b/src/main/java/ch/ethz/seb/sebserver/webservice/servicelayer/session/impl/ExamUpdateHandler.java
index 709f362b..8726af84 100644
--- a/src/main/java/ch/ethz/seb/sebserver/webservice/servicelayer/session/impl/ExamUpdateHandler.java
+++ b/src/main/java/ch/ethz/seb/sebserver/webservice/servicelayer/session/impl/ExamUpdateHandler.java
@@ -393,7 +393,7 @@ class ExamUpdateHandler {
 
             if (attempts >= this.recoverAttempts) {
                 if (log.isDebugEnabled()) {
-                    log.debug("Skip recovering quiz due to too many attempts: {}", exam.getModelId());
+                    log.debug("Skip recovering quiz due to too many attempts for exam: {}", exam.getModelId());
                     throw new RuntimeException("Recover attempts reached");
                 }
             }