diff --git a/crates/directory/src/core/principal.rs b/crates/directory/src/core/principal.rs
index a274f2a5..85b67fcf 100644
--- a/crates/directory/src/core/principal.rs
+++ b/crates/directory/src/core/principal.rs
@@ -7,15 +7,15 @@
 use std::{collections::hash_map::Entry, fmt, str::FromStr};
 
 use serde::{
+    Deserializer, Serializer,
     de::{self, IgnoredAny, Visitor},
     ser::SerializeMap,
-    Deserializer, Serializer,
 };
 use store::U64_LEN;
 
 use crate::{
+    Permission, Principal, ROLE_ADMIN, Type,
     backend::internal::{PrincipalField, PrincipalUpdate, PrincipalValue},
-    Permission, Principal, Type, ROLE_ADMIN,
 };
 
 impl Principal {
@@ -369,7 +369,10 @@ impl Principal {
 
     pub fn update_external(&mut self, mut external: Principal) -> Vec<PrincipalUpdate> {
         let mut updates = Vec::new();
-        if let Some(name) = external.take_str(PrincipalField::Description) {
+        if let Some(name) = external
+            .take_str(PrincipalField::Description)
+            .filter(|s| !s.is_empty())
+        {
             if self.get_str(PrincipalField::Description) != Some(name.as_str()) {
                 updates.push(PrincipalUpdate::set(
                     PrincipalField::Description,
diff --git a/crates/trc/src/serializers/json.rs b/crates/trc/src/serializers/json.rs
index 56b42637..c8801704 100644
--- a/crates/trc/src/serializers/json.rs
+++ b/crates/trc/src/serializers/json.rs
@@ -6,11 +6,11 @@
 
 use crate::{Error, Event, EventDetails, Key, Value};
 use ahash::AHashSet;
-use base64::{engine::general_purpose::STANDARD, Engine};
+use base64::{Engine, engine::general_purpose::STANDARD};
 use mail_parser::DateTime;
 use serde::{
-    ser::{SerializeMap, SerializeSeq},
     Serialize, Serializer,
+    ser::{SerializeMap, SerializeSeq},
 };
 
 struct Keys<'x> {
@@ -135,7 +135,7 @@ impl Serialize for JsonEventSerializer<Keys<'_>> {
         let keys_len = self.inner.keys.len() + self.inner.span_keys.len();
         let mut seen_keys = AHashSet::with_capacity(keys_len);
         let mut keys = serializer.serialize_map(Some(keys_len))?;
-        for (key, value) in self.inner.span_keys.iter().chain(self.inner.keys.iter()) {
+        for (key, value) in self.inner.keys.iter().chain(self.inner.span_keys.iter()) {
             if !matches!(value, Value::None)
                 && (self.with_spans || !matches!(key, Key::SpanId))
                 && seen_keys.insert(*key)