diff --git a/src/auth/mod.rs b/src/auth/mod.rs
index 1384c5f60..85383f233 100644
--- a/src/auth/mod.rs
+++ b/src/auth/mod.rs
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ pub struct GitHubUser {
     pub avatar_url: String,
     pub name: String,
     pub email: Option<String>,
-    pub bio: String,
+    pub bio: Option<String>,
 }
 
 pub async fn get_github_user_from_token(
diff --git a/src/routes/auth.rs b/src/routes/auth.rs
index d6344e0b4..83c4442e2 100644
--- a/src/routes/auth.rs
+++ b/src/routes/auth.rs
@@ -187,7 +187,7 @@ pub async fn auth_callback(
                 name: user.name,
                 email: user.email,
                 avatar_url: Some(user.avatar_url),
-                bio: Some(user.bio),
+                bio: user.bio,
                 created: Utc::now(),
                 role: Role::Developer.to_string(),
             }