diff --git a/YACReaderLibrary/properties_dialog.cpp b/YACReaderLibrary/properties_dialog.cpp
index fd1011bd..de30cd73 100644
--- a/YACReaderLibrary/properties_dialog.cpp
+++ b/YACReaderLibrary/properties_dialog.cpp
@@ -615,7 +615,8 @@ void PropertiesDialog::save()
         bool edited = false;
 
         if (title->isModified()) {
-            itr->info.title = title->text();
+            auto titleString = title->text();
+            itr->info.title = titleString.isEmpty() ? QVariant() : title->text();
             edited = true;
         }