diff --git a/src/app/(admin)/dashboard/create/page.tsx b/src/app/(admin)/dashboard/create/page.tsx
index c1d94b2..a410564 100644
--- a/src/app/(admin)/dashboard/create/page.tsx
+++ b/src/app/(admin)/dashboard/create/page.tsx
@@ -5,7 +5,6 @@ export default function DashboardCreatePage() {
         <div className="p-6 space-y-6">
             <div>
                 <h1 className="text-2xl font-bold text-foreground mb-2">Create Short Link</h1>
-                <p className="text-muted-foreground">Create a new short link with advanced configuration options.</p>
             </div>
             <AdvancedUrlFormCard />
         </div>
diff --git a/src/components/dashboard/advanced-url-form-card.tsx b/src/components/dashboard/advanced-url-form-card.tsx
index 91aab53..56dd39d 100644
--- a/src/components/dashboard/advanced-url-form-card.tsx
+++ b/src/components/dashboard/advanced-url-form-card.tsx
@@ -20,9 +20,9 @@ export function AdvancedUrlFormCard() {
         resolver: zodResolver(advancedUrlSchema),
         defaultValues: {
             url: "",
-            slug: undefined,
-            title: undefined,
-            maxVisits: undefined,
+            slug: "",
+            title: "",
+            maxVisits: 0,
             expDate: undefined,
             forwardQueryParams: true,
             crawlable: false
diff --git a/src/components/dashboard/url-form-card.tsx b/src/components/dashboard/url-form-card.tsx
index c6c37ac..6327b30 100644
--- a/src/components/dashboard/url-form-card.tsx
+++ b/src/components/dashboard/url-form-card.tsx
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ export function UrlFormCard() {
         resolver: zodResolver(urlFormSchema),
         defaultValues: {
             url: "",
-            slug: undefined
+            slug: ""
         }
     })
 
diff --git a/src/lib/actions/url.ts b/src/lib/actions/url.ts
index d56c511..6c5b842 100644
--- a/src/lib/actions/url.ts
+++ b/src/lib/actions/url.ts
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ import { getSession } from "../auth/session"
 import { insertUrl } from "../db/urls"
 import { advancedUrlSchema, urlFormSchema } from "../schema/url"
 import { deleteUrl as deleteUrlDb } from "../db/urls"
+import { revalidatePath } from "next/cache"
 
 type Response = {
     error: boolean
@@ -30,7 +31,12 @@ export async function addUrl(unsafeData: unknown): Promise<Response> {
         }
     }
 
-    await insertUrl(data)
+    await insertUrl({
+        ...data,
+        slug: data.slug.length === 0 ? undefined : data.slug,
+    })
+
+    revalidatePath("/dashboard")
 
     return {
         error: false,
@@ -57,7 +63,12 @@ export async function createAdvanceUrl(unsafeData: unknown): Promise<Response> {
         }
     }
 
-    await insertUrl(data)
+    await insertUrl({
+        ...data,
+        slug: data.slug?.length === 0 ? undefined : data.slug,
+        title: data.title?.length === 0 ? undefined : data.title,
+        maxVisits: data.maxVisits > 0 ? data.maxVisits : undefined,
+    })
 
     return {
         error: false,
diff --git a/src/lib/schema/url.ts b/src/lib/schema/url.ts
index b398297..d379d00 100644
--- a/src/lib/schema/url.ts
+++ b/src/lib/schema/url.ts
@@ -2,14 +2,14 @@ import { z } from "zod";
 
 export const urlFormSchema = z.object({
     url: z.string().url("Please enter a valid URL"),
-    slug: z.string().max(10, "Slug must be 10 characters or less").optional()
+    slug: z.string().max(10, "Slug must be 10 characters or less")
 })
 
 export const advancedUrlSchema = z.object({
     url: z.string().url("Please enter a valid URL"),
-    slug: z.string().max(10, "Slug must be 10 characters or less").optional(),
-    title: z.string().max(100, "Title must be 100 characters or less").optional(),
-    maxVisits: z.number().int().min(1, "Max visits must be at least 1").optional(),
+    slug: z.string().max(10, "Slug must be 10 characters or less"),
+    title: z.string().max(100, "Title must be 100 characters or less"),
+    maxVisits: z.number().int(),
     expDate: z.date().optional(),
     forwardQueryParams: z.boolean(),
     crawlable: z.boolean(),