diff --git a/print_queue_api_client/tables/user_table.py b/print_queue_api_client/tables/user_table.py
index 9c51e4b..3ef275c 100644
--- a/print_queue_api_client/tables/user_table.py
+++ b/print_queue_api_client/tables/user_table.py
@@ -20,7 +20,10 @@ def create(
         score_editable=None,
     ):
         # User details construction
-        details = {"username": username, "email": email, "name": name, "short_name": short_name}
+        details = {"username": username, "email": email, "name": name}
+
+        if short_name is not None:
+            details["short_name"] = short_name
 
         if user_score is not None:
             details["user_score"] = user_score
diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index f2a73f9..36fcfbe 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ requires = ["setuptools>=61.0", "pandas>=1.5.2", "requests>=2.28.1"]
 build-backend = "setuptools.build_meta"
 [project]
 name = "print_queue_api_client"
-version = "0.0.9"
+version = "0.0.10"
 authors = [
   { name="iForge IT", email="it.iforge@sheffield.ac.uk"},
   { name="Dom RG", email="22130302+domRG@users.noreply.github.com" },