diff --git a/web/src/lib/models/api/settings_schema.ts b/web/src/lib/models/api/settings_schema.ts
index 11eb70ec..6f1464a8 100644
--- a/web/src/lib/models/api/settings_schema.ts
+++ b/web/src/lib/models/api/settings_schema.ts
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ const SettingsCreateSchema = z.object({
         name: z.string(),
         lat: z.number(),
         lon: z.number()
-    }).optional(),
+    }).optional().nullable(),
     category: z.string().optional(),
     tilesets: z.array(z.object({ name: z.string(), url: z.string().url() })).optional(),
     terrain: z.object({ terrain: z.string().url(), hillshading: z.string().url() }).optional().nullable(),
diff --git a/web/src/lib/models/settings.ts b/web/src/lib/models/settings.ts
index c5093012..427d6a5f 100644
--- a/web/src/lib/models/settings.ts
+++ b/web/src/lib/models/settings.ts
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ class Settings {
   language?: Language;
   bio?: string | null;
   mapFocus?: "trails" | "location";
-  location?: { name: string, lat: number, lon: number };
+  location?: { name: string, lat: number, lon: number } | null;
   category?: string;
   tilesets?: ({ name: string, url: string }[]) | null
   terrain?: { terrain: string, hillshading: string } | null;