diff --git a/app/Http/Kernel.php b/app/Http/Kernel.php
index bcabec4..b2aa275 100644
--- a/app/Http/Kernel.php
+++ b/app/Http/Kernel.php
@@ -15,6 +15,9 @@ class Kernel extends HttpKernel
      */
     protected $middleware = [
         \Illuminate\Foundation\Http\Middleware\CheckForMaintenanceMode::class,
+        \Illuminate\Foundation\Http\Middleware\ValidatePostSize::class,
+        \App\Http\Middleware\TrimStrings::class,
+        \Illuminate\Foundation\Http\Middleware\ConvertEmptyStringsToNull::class,
     ];
 
     /**
diff --git a/app/Http/Middleware/TrimStrings.php b/app/Http/Middleware/TrimStrings.php
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..943e9a4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/app/Http/Middleware/TrimStrings.php
@@ -0,0 +1,18 @@
+<?php
+
+namespace App\Http\Middleware;
+
+use Illuminate\Foundation\Http\Middleware\TrimStrings as BaseTrimmer;
+
+class TrimStrings extends BaseTrimmer
+{
+    /**
+     * The names of the attributes that should not be trimmed.
+     *
+     * @var array
+     */
+    protected $except = [
+        'password',
+        'password_confirmation',
+    ];
+}
diff --git a/database/migrations/2016_11_01_200307_create_concerts_table.php b/database/migrations/2016_11_01_200307_create_concerts_table.php
index f7e98e5..f203558 100644
--- a/database/migrations/2016_11_01_200307_create_concerts_table.php
+++ b/database/migrations/2016_11_01_200307_create_concerts_table.php
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ class CreateConcertsTable extends Migration
         Schema::create('concerts', function (Blueprint $table) {
             $table->increments('id');
             $table->string('title');
-            $table->string('subtitle');
+            $table->string('subtitle')->nullable();
             $table->datetime('date');
             $table->integer('ticket_price');
             $table->string('venue');
diff --git a/tests/Feature/Backstage/AddConcertTest.php b/tests/Feature/Backstage/AddConcertTest.php
index 0483a80..a0989eb 100644
--- a/tests/Feature/Backstage/AddConcertTest.php
+++ b/tests/Feature/Backstage/AddConcertTest.php
@@ -125,4 +125,44 @@ class AddConcertTest extends TestCase
         $response->assertSessionHasErrors('title');
         $this->assertEquals(0, Concert::count());
     }
+
+    /** @test */
+    function subtitle_is_optional()
+    {
+        $this->disableExceptionHandling();
+
+        $user = factory(User::class)->create();
+
+        $response = $this->actingAs($user)->post('/backstage/concerts', [
+            'title' => 'No Warning',
+            'subtitle' => '',
+            'additional_information' => "You must be 19 years of age to attend this concert.",
+            'date' => '2017-11-18',
+            'time' => '8:00pm',
+            'venue' => 'The Mosh Pit',
+            'venue_address' => '123 Fake St.',
+            'city' => 'Laraville',
+            'state' => 'ON',
+            'zip' => '12345',
+            'ticket_price' => '32.50',
+            'ticket_quantity' => '75',
+        ]);
+
+        tap(Concert::first(), function ($concert) use ($response) {
+            $response->assertStatus(302);
+            $response->assertRedirect("/concerts/{$concert->id}");
+
+            $this->assertEquals('No Warning', $concert->title);
+            $this->assertNull($concert->subtitle);
+            $this->assertEquals("You must be 19 years of age to attend this concert.", $concert->additional_information);
+            $this->assertEquals(Carbon::parse('2017-11-18 8:00pm'), $concert->date);
+            $this->assertEquals('The Mosh Pit', $concert->venue);
+            $this->assertEquals('123 Fake St.', $concert->venue_address);
+            $this->assertEquals('Laraville', $concert->city);
+            $this->assertEquals('ON', $concert->state);
+            $this->assertEquals('12345', $concert->zip);
+            $this->assertEquals(3250, $concert->ticket_price);
+            $this->assertEquals(75, $concert->ticketsRemaining());
+        });
+    }
 }