diff --git a/epictrack-api/src/api/actions/create_work.py b/epictrack-api/src/api/actions/create_work.py
index a50c2dfbb..279920db8 100644
--- a/epictrack-api/src/api/actions/create_work.py
+++ b/epictrack-api/src/api/actions/create_work.py
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@ def run(self, source_event, params) -> None:
             "ea_act_id": source_event.work.ea_act_id,
             "work_type_id": params.get("work_type"),
             "start_date": start_date,
+            "simple_title": "",
             "report_description": "",
             "project_id": source_event.work.project_id,
             "ministry_id": source_event.work.ministry_id,