diff --git a/clients/admin-ui/cypress/e2e/privacy-experiences.cy.ts b/clients/admin-ui/cypress/e2e/privacy-experiences.cy.ts
index 7020e9fc0e9..113fecf13be 100644
--- a/clients/admin-ui/cypress/e2e/privacy-experiences.cy.ts
+++ b/clients/admin-ui/cypress/e2e/privacy-experiences.cy.ts
@@ -176,17 +176,18 @@ describe("Privacy experiences", () => {
     });
     interface Props {
       component?: "overlay" | "privacy_center";
+      banner_title?: string;
     }
     /**
      * Helper function to swap out the component type in a stubbed experience
      * @example stubExperience({component: "overlay"})
      */
-    const stubExperience = ({ component }: Props) => {
+    const stubExperience = (overrides: Props) => {
       cy.fixture("privacy-experiences/experienceConfig.json").then(
         (experience) => {
           const updatedExperience = {
             ...experience,
-            component: component ?? experience.component,
+            ...overrides,
           };
           cy.intercept("GET", "/api/v1/experience-config/pri*", {
             body: updatedExperience,
@@ -285,6 +286,14 @@ describe("Privacy experiences", () => {
       });
     });
 
+    it("can still save when banner title is null", () => {
+      stubExperience({ component: "overlay", banner_title: null });
+      cy.visit(`${PRIVACY_EXPERIENCE_ROUTE}/${OVERLAY_EXPERIENCE_ID}`);
+      cy.getByTestId("save-btn").should("be.disabled");
+      cy.selectOption("input-banner_enabled", "Enabled where legally required");
+      cy.getByTestId("save-btn").should("not.be.disabled");
+    });
+
     it("can submit an overlay form excluding optional values", () => {
       stubExperience({ component: "overlay" });
       cy.visit(`${PRIVACY_EXPERIENCE_ROUTE}/${OVERLAY_EXPERIENCE_ID}`);
diff --git a/clients/admin-ui/src/features/privacy-experience/form/helpers.tsx b/clients/admin-ui/src/features/privacy-experience/form/helpers.tsx
index 329420e2873..806b7d7c9ae 100644
--- a/clients/admin-ui/src/features/privacy-experience/form/helpers.tsx
+++ b/clients/admin-ui/src/features/privacy-experience/form/helpers.tsx
@@ -76,8 +76,8 @@ const bannerValidationSchema = Yup.object()
     privacy_preferences_link_label: Yup.string()
       .required()
       .label("Privacy preferences link label"),
-    banner_title: Yup.string().optional().label("Banner title"),
-    banner_description: Yup.string().optional().label("Banner description"),
+    banner_title: Yup.string().nullable().label("Banner title"),
+    banner_description: Yup.string().nullable().label("Banner description"),
     privacy_policy_link_label: Yup.string()
       .nullable()
       .label("Privacy policy link label"),