diff --git a/crates/api_crud/src/post/create.rs b/crates/api_crud/src/post/create.rs
index 276504be3..81a12fc54 100644
--- a/crates/api_crud/src/post/create.rs
+++ b/crates/api_crud/src/post/create.rs
@@ -26,7 +26,13 @@ use lemmy_db_schema::{
 };
 use lemmy_utils::{
   request::fetch_site_data,
-  utils::{check_slurs, check_slurs_opt, clean_url_params, is_valid_post_title},
+  utils::{
+    check_slurs,
+    check_slurs_opt,
+    clean_optional_text,
+    clean_url_params,
+    is_valid_post_title,
+  },
   ConnectionId,
   LemmyError,
 };
@@ -72,7 +78,7 @@ impl PerformCrud for CreatePost {
     let post_form = PostForm {
       name: data.name.trim().to_owned(),
       url: data_url.map(|u| clean_url_params(u.to_owned()).into()),
-      body: data.body.to_owned(),
+      body: clean_optional_text(&data.body),
       community_id: data.community_id,
       creator_id: local_user_view.person.id,
       nsfw: data.nsfw,
diff --git a/crates/api_crud/src/post/update.rs b/crates/api_crud/src/post/update.rs
index 97dab1cbe..7a85f8638 100644
--- a/crates/api_crud/src/post/update.rs
+++ b/crates/api_crud/src/post/update.rs
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ use lemmy_db_schema::{
 };
 use lemmy_utils::{
   request::fetch_site_data,
-  utils::{check_slurs_opt, clean_url_params, is_valid_post_title},
+  utils::{check_slurs_opt, clean_optional_text, clean_url_params, is_valid_post_title},
   ConnectionId,
   LemmyError,
 };
@@ -79,7 +79,7 @@ impl PerformCrud for EditPost {
       community_id: orig_post.community_id,
       name: data.name.to_owned().unwrap_or(orig_post.name),
       url: data_url.map(|u| clean_url_params(u.to_owned()).into()),
-      body: data.body.to_owned(),
+      body: clean_optional_text(&data.body),
       nsfw: data.nsfw,
       updated: Some(naive_now()),
       embed_title,
diff --git a/crates/apub_lib/src/object_id.rs b/crates/apub_lib/src/object_id.rs
index b2be92e5a..41b18ef93 100644
--- a/crates/apub_lib/src/object_id.rs
+++ b/crates/apub_lib/src/object_id.rs
@@ -161,7 +161,7 @@ where
   #[allow(clippy::to_string_in_display)]
   fn fmt(&self, f: &mut Formatter<'_>) -> std::fmt::Result {
     // Use to_string here because Url.display is not useful for us
-    write!(f, "{}", self.0.to_string())
+    write!(f, "{}", self.0)
   }
 }
 
diff --git a/crates/routes/src/feeds.rs b/crates/routes/src/feeds.rs
index eaa1041fe..7b668d7eb 100644
--- a/crates/routes/src/feeds.rs
+++ b/crates/routes/src/feeds.rs
@@ -97,11 +97,7 @@ async fn get_feed_data(
   let mut channel_builder = ChannelBuilder::default();
   channel_builder
     .namespaces(RSS_NAMESPACE.to_owned())
-    .title(&format!(
-      "{} - {}",
-      site_view.site.name,
-      listing_type.to_string()
-    ))
+    .title(&format!("{} - {}", site_view.site.name, listing_type))
     .link(context.settings().get_protocol_and_hostname())
     .items(items);
 
diff --git a/crates/utils/src/utils.rs b/crates/utils/src/utils.rs
index 90f780e26..d80771486 100644
--- a/crates/utils/src/utils.rs
+++ b/crates/utils/src/utils.rs
@@ -175,6 +175,18 @@ pub fn clean_url_params(mut url: Url) -> Url {
   url
 }
 
+pub fn clean_optional_text(text: &Option<String>) -> Option<String> {
+  if let Some(text) = text {
+    if text.trim().is_empty() {
+      None
+    } else {
+      Some(text.trim().to_owned())
+    }
+  } else {
+    None
+  }
+}
+
 #[cfg(test)]
 mod tests {
   use crate::utils::{clean_url_params, is_valid_post_title};