diff --git a/packages/nodes-base/nodes/Discord/v2/actions/common.description.ts b/packages/nodes-base/nodes/Discord/v2/actions/common.description.ts
index fd3ae41d5f..a4ce3f4147 100644
--- a/packages/nodes-base/nodes/Discord/v2/actions/common.description.ts
+++ b/packages/nodes-base/nodes/Discord/v2/actions/common.description.ts
@@ -297,7 +297,7 @@ export const simplifyBoolean: INodeProperties = {
 // embeds -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 const embedFields: INodeProperties[] = [
 	{
-		displayName: 'Description (Required)',
+		displayName: 'Description',
 		name: 'description',
 		type: 'string',
 		default: '',
diff --git a/packages/nodes-base/nodes/Discord/v2/actions/message/send.operation.ts b/packages/nodes-base/nodes/Discord/v2/actions/message/send.operation.ts
index e3d9362747..eb207c53b1 100644
--- a/packages/nodes-base/nodes/Discord/v2/actions/message/send.operation.ts
+++ b/packages/nodes-base/nodes/Discord/v2/actions/message/send.operation.ts
@@ -63,7 +63,6 @@ const properties: INodeProperties[] = [
 		name: 'content',
 		type: 'string',
 		default: '',
-		required: true,
 		description: 'The content of the message (up to 2000 characters)',
 		placeholder: 'e.g. My message',
 		typeOptions: {
diff --git a/packages/nodes-base/nodes/Discord/v2/helpers/utils.ts b/packages/nodes-base/nodes/Discord/v2/helpers/utils.ts
index 6b3355b3a5..8951320a3f 100644
--- a/packages/nodes-base/nodes/Discord/v2/helpers/utils.ts
+++ b/packages/nodes-base/nodes/Discord/v2/helpers/utils.ts
@@ -71,6 +71,11 @@ export function parseDiscordError(this: IExecuteFunctions, error: any, itemIndex
 
 			return new NodeOperationError(this.getNode(), errorData.errors, errorOptions);
 		}
+
+		if (errorOptions.message === 'Cannot send an empty message') {
+			errorOptions.description =
+				'Something has to be send to the channel whether it is a message, an embed or a file';
+		}
 	}
 	return new NodeOperationError(this.getNode(), errorData || error, errorOptions);
 }
@@ -133,13 +138,6 @@ export function prepareEmbeds(this: IExecuteFunctions, embeds: IDataObject[], i
 				}
 			}
 
-			if (!embedReturnData.description) {
-				throw new NodeOperationError(
-					this.getNode(),
-					`Description is required, embed ${index} in item ${i} is missing it`,
-				);
-			}
-
 			if (embedReturnData.author) {
 				embedReturnData.author = {
 					name: embedReturnData.author,