diff --git a/src/devhub/entity/post/PostEditor.jsx b/src/devhub/entity/post/PostEditor.jsx
index 85dd99266..06d539f4e 100644
--- a/src/devhub/entity/post/PostEditor.jsx
+++ b/src/devhub/entity/post/PostEditor.jsx
@@ -1,3 +1,12 @@
+const cleanDescription = (description) => {
+  return description
+    ? description.replace(
+        /###### Requested amount: .+?\n###### Requested sponsor: @[^\s]+\n/g,
+        ""
+      )
+    : description;
+};
+
 initState({
   seekingFunding: props.seekingFunding ?? false,
   author_id: context.accountId,
@@ -89,13 +98,6 @@ const labels = labelStrings.map((s) => {
   return { name: s };
 });
 
-const cleanDescription = (description) => {
-  return description.replace(
-    /###### Requested amount: .+?\n###### Requested sponsor: @[^\s]+\n/g,
-    ""
-  );
-};
-
 if (!state.draftStateApplied && props.draftState) {
   State.update({ ...props.draftState, draftStateApplied: true });
 }