Index: lams_central/src/flash/org/lamsfoundation/lams/wizard/Wizard.as
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diff -u -r0eae36600548fa7c122aa8ec08d907860d56eee9 -ra728604118ca6d0d76c79855258421a94cc05269
--- lams_central/src/flash/org/lamsfoundation/lams/wizard/Wizard.as	(.../Wizard.as)	(revision 0eae36600548fa7c122aa8ec08d907860d56eee9)
+++ lams_central/src/flash/org/lamsfoundation/lams/wizard/Wizard.as	(.../Wizard.as)	(revision a728604118ca6d0d76c79855258421a94cc05269)
@@ -248,7 +248,11 @@
 		var designId:Number = resultDTO.selectedResourceID;
 		var lessonName:String = resultDTO.resourceTitle;
 		var lessonDesc:String = resultDTO.resourceDescription;
-		Application.getInstance().getComms().getRequest('monitoring/monitoring.do?method=initializeLesson&learningDesignID='+designId+'&userID='+_root.userID+'&lessonName='+lessonName+'&lessonDescription='+lessonDesc,callback, false);
+		if(lessonDesc == undefined){
+			Application.getInstance().getComms().getRequest('monitoring/monitoring.do?method=initializeLesson&learningDesignID='+designId+'&userID='+_root.userID+'&lessonName='+lessonName,callback, false);
+		} else {
+			Application.getInstance().getComms().getRequest('monitoring/monitoring.do?method=initializeLesson&learningDesignID='+designId+'&userID='+_root.userID+'&lessonName='+lessonName+'&lessonDescription='+lessonDesc,callback, false);
+		}
 	}
 	
 	public function startLesson(isScheduled:Boolean, lessonID:Number, datetime:String){