diff --git a/manager/src/manager/serializers.py b/manager/src/manager/serializers.py
index 2734227b6..6f32d6030 100644
--- a/manager/src/manager/serializers.py
+++ b/manager/src/manager/serializers.py
@@ -560,8 +560,11 @@ def validate(self, attrs):
       raise serializers.ValidationError({'body': ['Request body is required.']})
 
     name = attrs.get('name', None)
-    if not name or not name.strip():
-      raise serializers.ValidationError({'name': ['This field is required.']})
+    if not self.instance:
+      if not name or not name.strip():
+        raise serializers.ValidationError({'name': ['This field is required.']})
+    elif name is not None and not name.strip():
+      raise serializers.ValidationError({'name': ['This field cannot be blank.']})
 
     allowed = set(self.fields.keys()) | {
         "mesh_translation",