diff --git a/config/sql/se/Ebooks.sql b/config/sql/se/Ebooks.sql
index b6f7c376..fb7fe8ba 100644
--- a/config/sql/se/Ebooks.sql
+++ b/config/sql/se/Ebooks.sql
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ CREATE TABLE IF NOT EXISTS `Ebooks` (
   `EbookCreated` datetime NULL,
   `EbookUpdated` datetime NULL,
   `TextSinglePageByteCount` bigint unsigned NULL,
-  `IndexableText` text NOT NULL,
+  `IndexableText` text NULL,
   `IndexableAuthors` text NOT NULL,
   `IndexableCollections` text NULL,
   PRIMARY KEY (`EbookId`),
diff --git a/lib/Ebook.php b/lib/Ebook.php
index 58190187..85b5c259 100644
--- a/lib/Ebook.php
+++ b/lib/Ebook.php
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ use function Safe\shell_exec;
  * @property string $TextUrl
  * @property string $TextSinglePageUrl
  * @property string $TextSinglePageSizeFormatted
- * @property string $IndexableText
+ * @property ?string $IndexableText
  * @property string $IndexableAuthors
  * @property ?string $IndexableCollections
  * @property ?EbookPlaceholder $EbookPlaceholder
@@ -129,7 +129,7 @@ final class Ebook{
 	protected string $_TextUrl;
 	protected string $_TextSinglePageUrl;
 	protected string $_TextSinglePageSizeFormatted;
-	protected string $_IndexableText;
+	protected ?string $_IndexableText = null;
 	protected string $_IndexableAuthors;
 	protected ?string $_IndexableCollections = null;
 	protected ?EbookPlaceholder $_EbookPlaceholder = null;
@@ -708,7 +708,7 @@ final class Ebook{
 		return $this->_TextSinglePageSizeFormatted;
 	}
 
-	protected function GetIndexableText(): string{
+	protected function GetIndexableText(): ?string{
 		if(!isset($this->_IndexableText)){
 			$this->_IndexableText = $this->FullTitle ?? '';
 
@@ -1573,15 +1573,9 @@ final class Ebook{
 			}
 		}
 
-		if(isset($this->IndexableText)){
-			$this->IndexableText = trim($this->IndexableText);
-
-			if($this->IndexableText == ''){
-				$error->Add(new Exceptions\EbookIndexableTextRequiredException());
-			}
-		}
-		else{
-			$error->Add(new Exceptions\EbookIndexableTextRequiredException());
+		$this->IndexableText = trim($this->IndexableText ?? '');
+		if($this->IndexableText == ''){
+			$this->IndexableText = null;
 		}
 
 		if(isset($this->IndexableAuthors)){
diff --git a/lib/Exceptions/EbookIndexableTextRequiredException.php b/lib/Exceptions/EbookIndexableTextRequiredException.php
deleted file mode 100644
index 5adfa53e..00000000
--- a/lib/Exceptions/EbookIndexableTextRequiredException.php
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,7 +0,0 @@
-<?
-namespace Exceptions;
-
-class EbookIndexableTextRequiredException extends AppException{
-	/** @var string $message */
-	protected $message = 'Ebook IndexableText required.';
-}