1 files changed, 15 insertions, 4 deletions
diff --git a/Hutch/Views/Repositories/RepositorySettingsViewModel.swift b/Hutch/Views/Repositories/RepositorySettingsViewModel.swift
index 6233bec..6ad6a78 100644
--- a/Hutch/Views/Repositories/RepositorySettingsViewModel.swift
+++ b/Hutch/Views/Repositories/RepositorySettingsViewModel.swift
@@ -166,10 +166,7 @@ final class RepositorySettingsViewModel {
         defer { isSavingMetadata = false }
         error = nil
 
-        let input: [String: any Sendable] = [
-            "name": normalizedEditedName,
-            "description": normalizedEditedDescription
-        ]
+        let input = metadataInputForSave()
 
         do {
             return try await updateRepository(with: input)
@@ -295,4 +292,18 @@ final class RepositorySettingsViewModel {
             RepositorySummary.displayBranchName(for: $0.name) == normalizedEditedHead
         }?.name
     }
+
+    func metadataInputForSave() -> [String: any Sendable] {
+        var input: [String: any Sendable] = [:]
+
+        if normalizedEditedName != repository.name {
+            input["name"] = normalizedEditedName
+        }
+
+        if normalizedEditedDescription != (repository.description ?? "") {
+            input["description"] = normalizedEditedDescription.isEmpty ? Optional<String>.none as String? : normalizedEditedDescription
+        }
+
+        return input
+    }
 }