diff --git a/src/pretix/control/forms/modelimport.py b/src/pretix/control/forms/modelimport.py
index 656f16b4ff..ff8a127f63 100644
--- a/src/pretix/control/forms/modelimport.py
+++ b/src/pretix/control/forms/modelimport.py
@@ -66,7 +66,7 @@ class ProcessForm(forms.Form):
                 widget=forms.Select(
                     attrs={'data-static': 'true'}
                 ),
-                help_text=conditional_escape(c.help_text),
+                help_text=conditional_escape(c.help_text or ""),
             )
 
     def get_columns(self):
diff --git a/src/pretix/control/forms/organizer.py b/src/pretix/control/forms/organizer.py
index 188bdab039..6c0f089a5b 100644
--- a/src/pretix/control/forms/organizer.py
+++ b/src/pretix/control/forms/organizer.py
@@ -364,7 +364,7 @@ class TeamForm(forms.ModelForm):
                     for opt in pg.options
                 ],
                 label=pg.label,
-                help_text=conditional_escape(pg.help_text),
+                help_text=conditional_escape(pg.help_text or ""),
                 initial=initial,
                 widget=forms.RadioSelect,
             )
@@ -389,7 +389,7 @@ class TeamForm(forms.ModelForm):
                     for opt in pg.options
                 ],
                 label=pg.label,
-                help_text=conditional_escape(pg.help_text),
+                help_text=conditional_escape(pg.help_text or ""),
                 initial=initial,
                 widget=forms.RadioSelect,
             )