diff --git a/src/app/(frontend)/profile/[username]/actions.ts b/src/app/(frontend)/profile/[username]/actions.ts
index 6c2bfc3..92b3522 100644
--- a/src/app/(frontend)/profile/[username]/actions.ts
+++ b/src/app/(frontend)/profile/[username]/actions.ts
@@ -180,7 +180,7 @@ async function findProfileOwner(
 
 export async function updatePersonalExcerpt(input: {
   profileId: number;
-  content: LexicalStateValue;
+  content: LexicalStateValue | null;
 }): Promise<ActionResult> {
   try {
     const { payload, user } = await authenticate();
@@ -194,7 +194,8 @@ export async function updatePersonalExcerpt(input: {
       return { success: false, error: "You can only edit your own personal excerpt." };
     }
 
-    if (lexicalPlaintextLength(input.content) > PERSONAL_EXCERPT_MAX_LENGTH) {
+    const blank = !input.content || lexicalPlaintextLength(input.content) === 0;
+    if (!blank && lexicalPlaintextLength(input.content) > PERSONAL_EXCERPT_MAX_LENGTH) {
       return {
         success: false,
         error: `Personal excerpt must be ${PERSONAL_EXCERPT_MAX_LENGTH} characters or fewer.`,
@@ -204,7 +205,7 @@ export async function updatePersonalExcerpt(input: {
     await payload.update({
       collection: "profiles",
       id: input.profileId,
-      data: { dossier: { personalExcerpt: input.content } },
+      data: { dossier: { personalExcerpt: blank ? null : input.content } },
       overrideAccess: true,
     });
 
@@ -225,7 +226,7 @@ export async function updatePersonalExcerpt(input: {
 
 export async function updateIntelExcerpt(input: {
   profileId: number;
-  content: LexicalStateValue;
+  content: LexicalStateValue | null;
 }): Promise<ActionResult> {
   try {
     const { payload, user } = await authenticate();
@@ -240,7 +241,8 @@ export async function updateIntelExcerpt(input: {
       return { success: false, error: "Profile not found." };
     }
 
-    if (lexicalPlaintextLength(input.content) > INTEL_EXCERPT_MAX_LENGTH) {
+    const blank = !input.content || lexicalPlaintextLength(input.content) === 0;
+    if (!blank && lexicalPlaintextLength(input.content) > INTEL_EXCERPT_MAX_LENGTH) {
       return {
         success: false,
         error: `Intelligence record must be ${INTEL_EXCERPT_MAX_LENGTH} characters or fewer.`,
@@ -250,7 +252,7 @@ export async function updateIntelExcerpt(input: {
     await payload.update({
       collection: "profiles",
       id: input.profileId,
-      data: { dossier: { intelExcerpt: input.content } },
+      data: { dossier: { intelExcerpt: blank ? null : input.content } },
       overrideAccess: true,
     });