diff --git a/program/serializers.py b/program/serializers.py
index d5107d0c0ebc2537d87aca0b5a163fff39b0256f..1c407c918bd0dd380aad8871df01c2c15fd4ef70 100644
--- a/program/serializers.py
+++ b/program/serializers.py
@@ -381,21 +381,18 @@ class HostSerializer(serializers.ModelSerializer):
             raise exceptions.PermissionDenied(detail="You are not allowed to update this host.")
 
         # Only users with edit permissions are allowed to edit these fields
-        if (
-            biography := validated_data.get("biography")
-        ) and "biography" not in user_edit_permissions:
+        if "biography" in validated_data and "biography" not in user_edit_permissions:
             raise exceptions.PermissionDenied(
                 detail="You are not allowed to edit the host’s biography."
             )
-        else:
-            instance.biography = biography
 
-        if (name := validated_data.get("name")) and "name" not in user_edit_permissions:
+        if "name" in validated_data and "name" not in user_edit_permissions:
             raise exceptions.PermissionDenied(
                 detail="You are not allowed to edit the host’s name."
             )
-        else:
-            instance.name = name
+
+        instance.biography = validated_data.get("biography", instance.biography)
+        instance.name = validated_data.get("name", instance.name)
 
         # Only update these fields if the user is privileged, ignore otherwise
         if user_is_privileged:
@@ -606,30 +603,27 @@ class ShowSerializer(serializers.HyperlinkedModelSerializer):
             raise exceptions.PermissionDenied(detail="You are not allowed to update this show.")
 
         # Only users with edit permissions are allowed to update these fields
-        if (
-            description := validated_data.get("description")
-        ) and "description" not in user_edit_permissions:
+        if "description" in validated_data and "description" not in user_edit_permissions:
             raise exceptions.PermissionDenied(
                 detail="You are not allowed to edit the show’s description."
             )
-        else:
-            instance.description = description
 
-        if (name := validated_data.get("name")) and "name" not in user_edit_permissions:
+        if "name" in validated_data and "name" not in user_edit_permissions:
             raise exceptions.PermissionDenied(
                 detail="You are not allowed to edit the show’s name."
             )
-        else:
-            instance.name = name
 
         if (
-            short_description := validated_data.get("short_description")
-        ) and "short_description" not in user_edit_permissions:
+            "short_description" in validated_data
+            and "short_description" not in user_edit_permissions
+        ):
             raise exceptions.PermissionDenied(
                 detail="You are not allowed to edit the show’s short description."
             )
-        else:
-            instance.short_description = short_description
+
+        instance.description = validated_data.get("description", instance.description)
+        instance.name = validated_data.get("name", instance.name)
+        instance.short_description = validated_data.get("name", instance.name)
 
         # Only update these fields if the user is privileged, ignore otherwise
         if user_is_privileged:
@@ -642,7 +636,7 @@ class ShowSerializer(serializers.HyperlinkedModelSerializer):
                 "funding_category_id", instance.funding_category
             )
             instance.image = validated_data.get("image_id", instance.image)
-            instance.internal_note = validated_data.get("interna_note", instance.internal_note)
+            instance.internal_note = validated_data.get("internal_note", instance.internal_note)
             instance.is_active = validated_data.get("is_active", instance.is_active)
             instance.is_public = validated_data.get("is_public", instance.is_public)
             instance.logo = validated_data.get("logo", instance.logo)