diff --git a/helm-quarry/values.yaml b/helm-quarry/values.yaml
index 76bfa3c..3cbae97 100644
--- a/helm-quarry/values.yaml
+++ b/helm-quarry/values.yaml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 web:
   repository: 'quay.io/wikimedia-quarry/quarry'
-  tag: pr-95 # web tag managed by github actions
+  tag: pr-96 # web tag managed by github actions
   resources:
     requests:
       memory: "300Mi"
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ web:
 
 worker:
   repository: 'quay.io/wikimedia-quarry/quarry'
-  tag: pr-95 # worker tag managed by github actions
+  tag: pr-96 # worker tag managed by github actions
   resources:
     requests:
       memory: "400Mi"
diff --git a/quarry/web/api.py b/quarry/web/api.py
index d5425ad..0c9c061 100644
--- a/quarry/web/api.py
+++ b/quarry/web/api.py
@@ -74,7 +74,10 @@ def api_set_meta() -> Tuple[Union[str, Response], int]:
         return "Authorization denied", 403
 
     if "title" in request.form:
-        query.title = request.form["title"]
+        title = request.form["title"]
+        if not title.strip():
+            title = None
+        query.title = title
     if "published" in request.form:
         query.published = request.form["published"] == "1"
     if "description" in request.form: