diff --git a/app/Http/Controllers/Transaction/SplitController.php b/app/Http/Controllers/Transaction/SplitController.php
index 807bf1ab10..5b184eb55b 100644
--- a/app/Http/Controllers/Transaction/SplitController.php
+++ b/app/Http/Controllers/Transaction/SplitController.php
@@ -267,8 +267,8 @@ class SplitController extends Controller
             // take some info from first transaction, that should at least exist.
             $array[$index]                            = $row;
             $array[$index]['currency_id']             = $array[0]['transaction_currency_id'];
-            $array[$index]['currency_code']           = $array[0]['transaction_currency_code'];
-            $array[$index]['currency_symbol']         = $array[0]['transaction_currency_symbol'];
+            $array[$index]['currency_code']           = $array[0]['transaction_currency_code'] ?? '';
+            $array[$index]['currency_symbol']         = $array[0]['transaction_currency_symbol'] ?? '';
             $array[$index]['foreign_amount']          = round($array[0]['foreign_destination_amount'] ?? '0', 12);
             $array[$index]['foreign_currency_id']     = $array[0]['foreign_currency_id'];
             $array[$index]['foreign_currency_code']   = $array[0]['foreign_currency_code'];
diff --git a/app/Http/Requests/SplitJournalFormRequest.php b/app/Http/Requests/SplitJournalFormRequest.php
index 7f7d0f7737..207754df5b 100644
--- a/app/Http/Requests/SplitJournalFormRequest.php
+++ b/app/Http/Requests/SplitJournalFormRequest.php
@@ -90,12 +90,12 @@ class SplitJournalFormRequest extends Request
                 'identifier'            => $index,
                 'currency_id'           => $this->integer('journal_currency_id'),
                 'currency_code'         => null,
-                'description'           => $transaction['transaction_description'],
+                'description'           => $transaction['transaction_description'] ?? '',
                 'amount'                => $transaction['amount'],
                 'budget_id'             => (int)($transaction['budget_id'] ?? 0.0),
                 'budget_name'           => null,
                 'category_id'           => null,
-                'category_name'         => $transaction['category_name'],
+                'category_name'         => $transaction['category_name'] ?? '',
             ];
             $data['transactions'][] = $set;
         }