diff --git a/client/src/modules/stock/entry/entry.html b/client/src/modules/stock/entry/entry.html
index 310834eea4..ee14cd0803 100644
--- a/client/src/modules/stock/entry/entry.html
+++ b/client/src/modules/stock/entry/entry.html
@@ -59,11 +59,11 @@
             <span translate>FORM.LABELS.DESCRIPTION</span>
           </label>
             <textarea class="form-control" name="description" ng-model="StockCtrl.movement.description" placeholder="{{ 'FORM.PLACEHOLDERS.DESCRIPTION' | translate }}"
-              ng-maxlength="StockCtrl.maxLength" required>
-              </textarea>
-              <div class="help-block" ng-messages="StockEntryForm.description.$error" ng-show="StockEntryForm.$submitted">
-                <div ng-messages-include="modules/templates/messages.tmpl.html"></div>
-              </div>
+              ng-maxlength="StockCtrl.maxLength">
+            </textarea>
+            <div class="help-block" ng-messages="StockEntryForm.description.$error" ng-show="StockEntryForm.$submitted">
+              <div ng-messages-include="modules/templates/messages.tmpl.html"></div>
+            </div>
           </div>
         </div>
       </div>
diff --git a/client/src/modules/stock/exit/exit.html b/client/src/modules/stock/exit/exit.html
index d438e1ef6c..9da59a088c 100644
--- a/client/src/modules/stock/exit/exit.html
+++ b/client/src/modules/stock/exit/exit.html
@@ -79,8 +79,7 @@
               name="description"
               ng-model="StockCtrl.movement.description"
               placeholder="{{ 'FORM.PLACEHOLDERS.DESCRIPTION' | translate }}"
-              ng-maxlength="StockCtrl.maxLength"
-              required>
+              ng-maxlength="StockCtrl.maxLength">
             </textarea>
             <div class="help-block" ng-messages="StockExitForm.description.$error" ng-show="StockExitForm.$submitted">
               <div ng-messages-include="modules/templates/messages.tmpl.html"></div>
diff --git a/client/src/modules/stock/inventories/registry.html b/client/src/modules/stock/inventories/registry.html
index 61b4258526..993ebb7a91 100644
--- a/client/src/modules/stock/inventories/registry.html
+++ b/client/src/modules/stock/inventories/registry.html
@@ -34,12 +34,12 @@
 
             <li role="separator" class="divider"></li>
             <li role="menuitem">
-              <a ng-href="/reports/stock/inventories/?{{ StockCtrl.getQueryString('inventory', 'pdf') }}" download="{{ 'TREE.STOCK_INVENTORY' | translate }}">
+              <a ng-href="/reports/stock/inventories/?{{ StockCtrl.exportTo('pdf') }}" download="{{ 'TREE.STOCK_INVENTORY' | translate }}">
                 <span class="fa fa-file-pdf-o"></span> <span translate>DOWNLOADS.PDF</span>
               </a>
             </li>
             <li role="menuitem">
-              <a ng-href="/reports/stock/inventories/?{{ StockCtrl.getQueryString('inventory', 'csv') }}" download="{{ 'TREE.STOCK_INVENTORY' | translate }}">
+              <a ng-href="/reports/stock/inventories/?{{ StockCtrl.exportTo('csv') }}" download="{{ 'TREE.STOCK_INVENTORY' | translate }}">
                 <span class="fa fa-file-excel-o"></span> <span translate>DOWNLOADS.CSV</span>
               </a>
             </li>
diff --git a/client/src/modules/stock/inventories/registry.js b/client/src/modules/stock/inventories/registry.js
index 2be845911b..e74e33f15b 100644
--- a/client/src/modules/stock/inventories/registry.js
+++ b/client/src/modules/stock/inventories/registry.js
@@ -250,6 +250,17 @@ function StockInventoriesController(
     vm.latestViewFilters = stockInventoryFilters.formatView();
   }
 
+  vm.exportTo = (renderer) => {
+    const filterOpts = stockInventoryFilters.formatHTTP();
+    const defaultOpts = {
+      renderer,
+      lang : Languages.key,
+    };
+    const options = angular.merge(defaultOpts, filterOpts);
+    // return  serialized options
+    return $httpParamSerializer(options);
+  };
+
   vm.downloadExcel = () => {
     const filterOpts = stockInventoryFilters.formatHTTP();
     const defaultOpts = {