diff --git a/rhodecode/model/forms.py b/rhodecode/model/forms.py
--- a/rhodecode/model/forms.py
+++ b/rhodecode/model/forms.py
@@ -143,7 +143,8 @@ def UserForm(localizer, edit=False, avai
         firstname = v.UnicodeString(strip=True, min=1, not_empty=False)
         lastname = v.UnicodeString(strip=True, min=1, not_empty=False)
         email = All(v.UniqSystemEmail(localizer, old_data), v.Email(not_empty=True))
-        description = v.UnicodeString(strip=True, min=1, max=250, not_empty=False)
+        description = v.UnicodeString(strip=True, min=1, max=250, not_empty=False,
+                                      if_missing='')
         extern_name = v.UnicodeString(strip=True)
         extern_type = v.UnicodeString(strip=True)
         language = v.OneOf(available_languages, hideList=False,
diff --git a/rhodecode/templates/admin/users/user_add.mako b/rhodecode/templates/admin/users/user_add.mako
--- a/rhodecode/templates/admin/users/user_add.mako
+++ b/rhodecode/templates/admin/users/user_add.mako
@@ -118,7 +118,7 @@
                 <div class="checkboxes">
                     ${h.checkbox('create_repo_group',value=True, checked=c.default_create_repo_group)}
                     <span class="help-block">
-                        ${_('New group will be created at: `/%(path)s`') % {'path': c.personal_repo_group_name}}<br/>
+                        ${_('New group will be created at: `/{path}`').format(path=c.personal_repo_group_name)}<br/>
                         ${_('User will be automatically set as this group owner.')}
                     </span>
                 </div>