diff --git a/api/v1/serializers/course.py b/api/v1/serializers/course.py
index 0ee480bd..bacd4b30 100644
--- a/api/v1/serializers/course.py
+++ b/api/v1/serializers/course.py
@@ -79,7 +79,7 @@ class CourseCreateSerializer(DispatchContentMixin,
                              ):
     title = serializers.CharField(allow_blank=True)
     short_description = serializers.CharField(allow_blank=True)
-    slug = serializers.SlugField(allow_unicode=True, required=False)
+    slug = serializers.SlugField(allow_unicode=True, allow_blank=True, required=False)
     content = serializers.ListSerializer(
         child=ContentCreateSerializer(),
         required=False,