diff --git a/InvenTree/InvenTree/views.py b/InvenTree/InvenTree/views.py
index 9a388c5b2c..711a4f685c 100644
--- a/InvenTree/InvenTree/views.py
+++ b/InvenTree/InvenTree/views.py
@@ -201,10 +201,8 @@ class AjaxUpdateView(AjaxMixin, UpdateView):
         """
 
         super(UpdateView, self).get(request, *args, **kwargs)
-
-        form = self.get_form()
         
-        return self.renderJsonResponse(request, form, context=self.get_context_data())
+        return self.renderJsonResponse(request, self.get_form(), context=self.get_context_data())
 
     def post(self, request, *args, **kwargs):
         """ Respond to POST request.
@@ -215,7 +213,8 @@ class AjaxUpdateView(AjaxMixin, UpdateView):
         - Otherwise, return sucess status
         """
 
-        super(UpdateView, self).post(request, *args, **kwargs)
+        # Make sure we have an object to point to
+        self.object = self.get_object()
 
         form = self.get_form()
 
@@ -225,7 +224,7 @@ class AjaxUpdateView(AjaxMixin, UpdateView):
 
         if form.is_valid():
             obj = form.save()
-            
+
             # Include context data about the updated object
             data['pk'] = obj.id
 
diff --git a/InvenTree/part/models.py b/InvenTree/part/models.py
index 7bce91c26c..9f5d9f0e29 100644
--- a/InvenTree/part/models.py
+++ b/InvenTree/part/models.py
@@ -115,10 +115,10 @@ class Part(models.Model):
         return reverse('part-detail', kwargs={'pk': self.id})
 
     # Short name of the part
-    name = models.CharField(max_length=100, unique=True, help_text='Part name (must be unique)')
+    name = models.CharField(max_length=100, unique=True, blank=False, help_text='Part name (must be unique)')
 
     # Longer description of the part (optional)
-    description = models.CharField(max_length=250, help_text='Part description')
+    description = models.CharField(max_length=250, blank=False, help_text='Part description')
 
     # Internal Part Number (optional)
     # Potentially multiple parts map to the same internal IPN (variants?)