diff --git a/src/main/scala/gitbucket/core/controller/AccountController.scala b/src/main/scala/gitbucket/core/controller/AccountController.scala
index 8d0d204..1560b2a 100644
--- a/src/main/scala/gitbucket/core/controller/AccountController.scala
+++ b/src/main/scala/gitbucket/core/controller/AccountController.scala
@@ -334,7 +334,7 @@
       }
     }.toList){ case (groupName, members) =>
       getAccountByUserName(groupName, true).map { account =>
-        updateGroup(groupName, form.url, false)
+        updateGroup(groupName, form.url, None, false)
 
         // Update GROUP_MEMBER
         updateGroupMembers(form.groupName, members)
diff --git a/src/main/scala/gitbucket/core/controller/UserManagementController.scala b/src/main/scala/gitbucket/core/controller/UserManagementController.scala
index 0beb6c6..7b1daaa 100644
--- a/src/main/scala/gitbucket/core/controller/UserManagementController.scala
+++ b/src/main/scala/gitbucket/core/controller/UserManagementController.scala
@@ -152,7 +152,7 @@
       }
     }.toList){ case (groupName, members) =>
       getAccountByUserName(groupName, true).map { account =>
-        updateGroup(groupName, form.url, form.isRemoved)
+        updateGroup(groupName, form.url, None, form.isRemoved)
 
         if(form.isRemoved){
           // Remove from GROUP_MEMBER
diff --git a/src/main/scala/gitbucket/core/service/AccountService.scala b/src/main/scala/gitbucket/core/service/AccountService.scala
index 6a298d4..5b5eb02 100644
--- a/src/main/scala/gitbucket/core/service/AccountService.scala
+++ b/src/main/scala/gitbucket/core/service/AccountService.scala
@@ -151,8 +151,12 @@
       isRemoved      = false,
       groupDescription = description)
 
-  def updateGroup(groupName: String, url: Option[String], removed: Boolean)(implicit s: Session): Unit =
-    Accounts.filter(_.userName === groupName.bind).map(t => t.url.? -> t.removed).update(url, removed)
+  def updateGroup(groupName: String, url: Option[String],
+    groupDescription: Option[String], removed: Boolean)
+    (implicit s: Session): Unit =
+    Accounts.filter(_.userName === groupName.bind)
+      .map(t => (t.url.?, t.groupDescription.?, t.removed))
+      .update(url, groupDescription, removed)
 
   def updateGroupMembers(groupName: String, members: List[(String, Boolean)])(implicit s: Session): Unit = {
     GroupMembers.filter(_.groupName === groupName.bind).delete
diff --git a/src/test/scala/gitbucket/core/service/AccountServiceSpec.scala b/src/test/scala/gitbucket/core/service/AccountServiceSpec.scala
index 7d85c72..4488ee8 100644
--- a/src/test/scala/gitbucket/core/service/AccountServiceSpec.scala
+++ b/src/test/scala/gitbucket/core/service/AccountServiceSpec.scala
@@ -85,5 +85,18 @@
         }
       }
     }}
+
+    "updateGroup" should { withTestDB { implicit session =>
+      "save description" in {
+        AccountService.createGroup("a-group", None, None)
+
+        AccountService.updateGroup("a-group", None, Some("new description"), false)
+
+        val group = AccountService.getAccountByUserName("a-group")
+        group must beSome.like {
+          case account => account.groupDescription must beSome("new description")
+        }
+      }
+    }}
   }
 }