diff --git a/contentcuration/contentcuration/frontend/channelEdit/components/QuickEditModal/EditTitleDescriptionModal.vue b/contentcuration/contentcuration/frontend/channelEdit/components/QuickEditModal/EditTitleDescriptionModal.vue
index 3acdde0ad2..15b271664e 100644
--- a/contentcuration/contentcuration/frontend/channelEdit/components/QuickEditModal/EditTitleDescriptionModal.vue
+++ b/contentcuration/contentcuration/frontend/channelEdit/components/QuickEditModal/EditTitleDescriptionModal.vue
@@ -98,6 +98,7 @@
           id: nodeId,
           title: title.trim(),
           description: description.trim(),
+          checkComplete: true,
         });
         /* eslint-disable-next-line kolibri/vue-no-undefined-string-uses */
         this.$store.dispatch('showSnackbarSimple', commonStrings.$tr('changesSaved'));
diff --git a/contentcuration/contentcuration/frontend/channelEdit/components/QuickEditModal/__tests__/EditTitleDescriptionModal.spec.js b/contentcuration/contentcuration/frontend/channelEdit/components/QuickEditModal/__tests__/EditTitleDescriptionModal.spec.js
index 464a8e9026..632f364fe1 100644
--- a/contentcuration/contentcuration/frontend/channelEdit/components/QuickEditModal/__tests__/EditTitleDescriptionModal.spec.js
+++ b/contentcuration/contentcuration/frontend/channelEdit/components/QuickEditModal/__tests__/EditTitleDescriptionModal.spec.js
@@ -33,9 +33,7 @@ describe('EditTitleDescriptionModal', () => {
           },
         },
       }),
-      propsData: {
-        nodeId,
-      },
+      propsData: { nodeId },
     });
 
     updateContentNode = jest.spyOn(wrapper.vm, 'updateContentNode').mockImplementation(() => {});
@@ -70,7 +68,8 @@ describe('EditTitleDescriptionModal', () => {
     expect(updateContentNode).toHaveBeenCalledWith({
       id: nodeId,
       title: newTitle,
-      description: newDescription,
+      description: newDescription ?? '',
+      checkComplete: true,
     });
   });
 
@@ -80,11 +79,11 @@ describe('EditTitleDescriptionModal', () => {
     descriptionInput.vm.$emit('input', '');
 
     modal.vm.$emit('submit');
-
     expect(updateContentNode).toHaveBeenCalledWith({
       id: nodeId,
       title: newTitle,
       description: '',
+      checkComplete: true,
     });
   });