diff --git a/plugins/github/src/org/jetbrains/plugins/github/api/GithubGist.java b/plugins/github/src/org/jetbrains/plugins/github/api/GithubGist.java
index d58eaed9bf8e..5ff4d354abc2 100644
--- a/plugins/github/src/org/jetbrains/plugins/github/api/GithubGist.java
+++ b/plugins/github/src/org/jetbrains/plugins/github/api/GithubGist.java
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@
  */
 package org.jetbrains.plugins.github.api;
 
+import com.intellij.openapi.util.text.StringUtil;
 import org.jetbrains.annotations.NotNull;
 import org.jetbrains.annotations.Nullable;
 
@@ -74,13 +75,13 @@ public class GithubGist {
   }
 
   public GithubGist(@NotNull String id,
-                    @NotNull String description,
+                    @Nullable String description,
                     boolean isPublic,
                     @NotNull String htmlUrl,
                     @NotNull List<GistFile> files,
                     @Nullable GithubUser user) {
     myId = id;
-    myDescription = description;
+    myDescription = StringUtil.notNullize(description);
     myIsPublic = isPublic;
     myHtmlUrl = htmlUrl;
     myFiles = files;
diff --git a/plugins/github/src/org/jetbrains/plugins/github/api/GithubIssue.java b/plugins/github/src/org/jetbrains/plugins/github/api/GithubIssue.java
index 2b82255ddf53..771dc5cae7db 100644
--- a/plugins/github/src/org/jetbrains/plugins/github/api/GithubIssue.java
+++ b/plugins/github/src/org/jetbrains/plugins/github/api/GithubIssue.java
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@
  */
 package org.jetbrains.plugins.github.api;
 
+import com.intellij.openapi.util.text.StringUtil;
 import org.jetbrains.annotations.NotNull;
 import org.jetbrains.annotations.Nullable;
 
@@ -41,7 +42,7 @@ public class GithubIssue {
                      long number,
                      @NotNull String state,
                      @NotNull String title,
-                     @NotNull String body,
+                     @Nullable String body,
                      @NotNull GithubUser user,
                      @Nullable GithubUser assignee,
                      @Nullable Date closedAt,
@@ -51,7 +52,7 @@ public class GithubIssue {
     myNumber = number;
     myState = state;
     myTitle = title;
-    myBody = body;
+    myBody = StringUtil.notNullize(body);
     myUser = user;
     myAssignee = assignee;
     myClosedAt = closedAt;
diff --git a/plugins/github/src/org/jetbrains/plugins/github/api/GithubPullRequest.java b/plugins/github/src/org/jetbrains/plugins/github/api/GithubPullRequest.java
index 0b2329498c4f..7abcb10eaab3 100644
--- a/plugins/github/src/org/jetbrains/plugins/github/api/GithubPullRequest.java
+++ b/plugins/github/src/org/jetbrains/plugins/github/api/GithubPullRequest.java
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@
  */
 package org.jetbrains.plugins.github.api;
 
+import com.intellij.openapi.util.text.StringUtil;
 import org.jetbrains.annotations.NotNull;
 import org.jetbrains.annotations.Nullable;
 
@@ -90,7 +91,7 @@ public class GithubPullRequest {
   public GithubPullRequest(long number,
                            @NotNull String state,
                            @NotNull String title,
-                           @NotNull String body,
+                           @Nullable String body,
                            @NotNull String htmlUrl,
                            @NotNull String diffUrl,
                            @NotNull String patchUrl,
@@ -105,7 +106,7 @@ public class GithubPullRequest {
     myNumber = number;
     myState = state;
     myTitle = title;
-    myBody = body;
+    myBody = StringUtil.notNullize(body);
     myHtmlUrl = htmlUrl;
     myDiffUrl = diffUrl;
     myPatchUrl = patchUrl;
diff --git a/plugins/github/src/org/jetbrains/plugins/github/api/GithubRepo.java b/plugins/github/src/org/jetbrains/plugins/github/api/GithubRepo.java
index dc1ec5f34834..047562d0534e 100644
--- a/plugins/github/src/org/jetbrains/plugins/github/api/GithubRepo.java
+++ b/plugins/github/src/org/jetbrains/plugins/github/api/GithubRepo.java
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@
  */
 package org.jetbrains.plugins.github.api;
 
+import com.intellij.openapi.util.text.StringUtil;
 import org.jetbrains.annotations.NotNull;
 import org.jetbrains.annotations.Nullable;
 
@@ -36,7 +37,7 @@ public class GithubRepo {
   @NotNull private GithubUser myOwner;
 
   public GithubRepo(@NotNull String name,
-                    @NotNull String description,
+                    @Nullable String description,
                     boolean isPrivate,
                     boolean isFork,
                     @NotNull String htmlUrl,
@@ -44,7 +45,7 @@ public class GithubRepo {
                     @Nullable String defaultBranch,
                     @NotNull GithubUser owner) {
     myName = name;
-    myDescription = description;
+    myDescription = StringUtil.notNullize(description);
     myIsPrivate = isPrivate;
     myIsFork = isFork;
     myHtmlUrl = htmlUrl;
diff --git a/plugins/github/src/org/jetbrains/plugins/github/api/GithubRepoDetailed.java b/plugins/github/src/org/jetbrains/plugins/github/api/GithubRepoDetailed.java
index 6da635f93f98..a9e1a69e4b42 100644
--- a/plugins/github/src/org/jetbrains/plugins/github/api/GithubRepoDetailed.java
+++ b/plugins/github/src/org/jetbrains/plugins/github/api/GithubRepoDetailed.java
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ public class GithubRepoDetailed extends GithubRepo {
   @Nullable private GithubRepo mySource;
 
   public GithubRepoDetailed(@NotNull String name,
-                            @NotNull String description,
+                            @Nullable String description,
                             boolean isPrivate,
                             boolean isFork,
                             @NotNull String htmlUrl,