diff --git a/cms/djangoapps/contentstore/rest_api/v1/serializers/course_details.py b/cms/djangoapps/contentstore/rest_api/v1/serializers/course_details.py
index b84626f344..6c2660428e 100644
--- a/cms/djangoapps/contentstore/rest_api/v1/serializers/course_details.py
+++ b/cms/djangoapps/contentstore/rest_api/v1/serializers/course_details.py
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ from openedx.core.lib.api.serializers import CourseKeyField
 
 class InstructorInfoSerializer(serializers.Serializer):
     """ Serializer for instructor info """
-    name = serializers.CharField(allow_blank=True)
+    name = serializers.CharField(allow_blank=True, required=False)
     title = serializers.CharField(allow_blank=True, required=False)
     organization = serializers.CharField(allow_blank=True, required=False)
     image = serializers.CharField(allow_blank=True, required=False)
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ class InstructorInfoSerializer(serializers.Serializer):
 
 class InstructorsSerializer(serializers.Serializer):
     """ Serializer for instructors """
-    instructors = InstructorInfoSerializer(many=True, allow_empty=True)
+    instructors = InstructorInfoSerializer(many=True, allow_empty=True, allow_null=True, required=False)
 
 
 class CourseDetailsSerializer(serializers.Serializer):