diff --git a/nyaa/templates/_formhelpers.html b/nyaa/templates/_formhelpers.html
index d9e960a..d467735 100644
--- a/nyaa/templates/_formhelpers.html
+++ b/nyaa/templates/_formhelpers.html
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@
 			<div role="tabpanel" class="tab-pane active" id="{{ field_name }}-tab" data-markdown-target="#{{ field_name }}-markdown-target">
 				{# Render this field manually, because we need to escape the inner text #}
 				<textarea class="form-control markdown-source" id="{{ field.id }}" name="{{ field.name }}">
-				{{- field.data | escape | replace('\r\n', '\n') | replace('\n', '&#10;'|safe) -}}
+				{{- (field.data or "") | escape | replace('\r\n', '\n') | replace('\n', '&#10;'|safe) -}}
 				</textarea>
 				{% if field.errors %}
 					<div class="help-block">