diff --git a/api/gateway/chain/internal/service/gateway/commands/wallet/create.go b/api/gateway/chain/internal/service/gateway/commands/wallet/create.go
index 1371448c..9ca10caa 100644
--- a/api/gateway/chain/internal/service/gateway/commands/wallet/create.go
+++ b/api/gateway/chain/internal/service/gateway/commands/wallet/create.go
@@ -44,10 +44,6 @@ func (c *createManagedWalletCommand) Execute(ctx context.Context, req *chainv1.C
 		return gsresponse.InvalidArgument[chainv1.CreateManagedWalletResponse](c.deps.Logger, mservice.ChainGateway, merrors.InvalidArgument("organization_ref is required"))
 	}
 	ownerRef := strings.TrimSpace(req.GetOwnerRef())
-	if ownerRef == "" {
-		c.deps.Logger.Warn("Missing owner ref")
-		return gsresponse.InvalidArgument[chainv1.CreateManagedWalletResponse](c.deps.Logger, mservice.ChainGateway, merrors.InvalidArgument("owner_ref is required"))
-	}
 
 	asset := req.GetAsset()
 	if asset == nil {
@@ -135,7 +131,8 @@ func (c *createManagedWalletCommand) Execute(ctx context.Context, req *chainv1.C
 
 	wallet := &model.ManagedWallet{
 		Describable: pkgmodel.Describable{
-			Name: name,
+			Name:        name,
+			Description: desc.Description,
 		},
 		IdempotencyKey:  idempotencyKey,
 		WalletRef:       walletRef,