diff --git a/backend/db_migrations/0042-projectinfo-more-optional-fields.sql b/backend/db_migrations/0042-projectinfo-more-optional-fields.sql
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..e4940efc
--- /dev/null
+++ b/backend/db_migrations/0042-projectinfo-more-optional-fields.sql
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+ALTER TABLE sap_project
+ALTER COLUMN project_manager_name DROP NOT NULL,
+ALTER COLUMN applicant_name DROP NOT NULL;
diff --git a/backend/src/components/sap/dataImport.ts b/backend/src/components/sap/dataImport.ts
index 0d5a1367..52f7c0a8 100644
--- a/backend/src/components/sap/dataImport.ts
+++ b/backend/src/components/sap/dataImport.ts
@@ -88,8 +88,8 @@ async function insertProject(conn: DatabaseTransactionConnection, project: SAPPr
       ${project.createdBy},
       ${project.updatedAt ?? null},
       ${project.updatedBy ?? null},
-      ${project.projectManagerName},
-      ${project.applicantName},
+      ${project.projectManagerName ?? null},
+      ${project.applicantName ?? null},
       ${project.plannedStartDate ?? null},
       ${project.plannedEndDate ?? null},
       ${project.plant ?? null}
diff --git a/shared/src/schema/sapProject.ts b/shared/src/schema/sapProject.ts
index 4243440f..438832d2 100644
--- a/shared/src/schema/sapProject.ts
+++ b/shared/src/schema/sapProject.ts
@@ -70,8 +70,8 @@ export const incomingSapProjectSchema = z.object({
   ERNAM: z.string(),
   AEDAT: isoDateString.nullish(),
   AENAM: z.string().nullish(),
-  VERNA: z.string(),
-  ASTNA: z.string(),
+  VERNA: z.string().nullish(),
+  ASTNA: z.string().nullish(),
   PLFAZ: isoDateString.nullish(),
   PLSEZ: isoDateString.nullish(),
   WERKS: z.string().nullish(),
@@ -148,8 +148,8 @@ export const sapProjectSchema = z.object({
   createdBy: z.string(),
   updatedAt: isoDateString.nullish(),
   updatedBy: z.string().nullish(),
-  projectManagerName: z.string(),
-  applicantName: z.string(),
+  projectManagerName: z.string().nullish(),
+  applicantName: z.string().nullish(),
   plannedStartDate: isoDateString.nullish(),
   plannedEndDate: isoDateString.nullish(),
   plant: z.string().nullish(),