diff --git a/users/services/identity.py b/users/services/identity.py
index 4f06aa8..6d2679a 100644
--- a/users/services/identity.py
+++ b/users/services/identity.py
@@ -82,5 +82,8 @@ class IdentityService:
         """
         Safely sets a summary and turns linebreaks into HTML
         """
-        self.identity.summary = linebreaks_filter(strip_html(summary))
+        if summary:
+            self.identity.summary = linebreaks_filter(strip_html(summary))
+        else:
+            self.identity.summary = None
         self.identity.save()