diff --git a/app/models/site.rb b/app/models/site.rb
index df92264a..5b78d625 100644
--- a/app/models/site.rb
+++ b/app/models/site.rb
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ class Site < ApplicationRecord
   validates :design_id, presence: true
   validates_inclusion_of :status, in: %w[waiting enqueued building]
   validates_presence_of :title
-  validates :description, length: { in: 50..160 }
+  validates :description, length: { in: 10..160 }
   validate :deploy_local_presence
   validate :compatible_layouts, on: :update
 
diff --git a/app/views/sites/_form.haml b/app/views/sites/_form.haml
index d26eeebf..6f15d570 100644
--- a/app/views/sites/_form.haml
+++ b/app/views/sites/_form.haml
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@
     %h2= f.label :description
     %p.lead= t('.help.description')
     = f.text_area :description, class: form_control(site, :description),
-      maxlength: 160, minlength: 50, required: true
+      maxlength: 160, minlength: 10, required: true
     - if invalid? site, :description
       .invalid-feedback= site.errors.messages[:description].join(', ')
     %hr/