diff --git a/pages/actors/@actorId/edit/+Page.vue b/pages/actors/@actorId/edit/+Page.vue
index 9fc95ab..5cc513e 100644
--- a/pages/actors/@actorId/edit/+Page.vue
+++ b/pages/actors/@actorId/edit/+Page.vue
@@ -657,7 +657,7 @@ const fields = computed(() => [
 		key: 'gender',
 		type: 'select',
 		value: actor.value.gender,
-		options: ['female', 'male', 'transsexual', 'other', null],
+		options: [null, 'female', 'male', 'transsexual', 'other'],
 		inline: true,
 	},
 	{
diff --git a/src/actors.js b/src/actors.js
index 5fd1574..019b685 100644
--- a/src/actors.js
+++ b/src/actors.js
@@ -752,7 +752,7 @@ export async function createActorRevision(actorId, {
 		throw new HttpError(`No actor with ID ${actorId} found to update`, 404);
 	}
 
-	if (openRevisions.length >= config.revisions.unapprovedLimit) {
+	if (openRevisions.length >= config.revisions.unapprovedLimit && reqUser.role !== 'admin') {
 		throw new HttpError(`You have ${config.revisions.unapprovedLimit} unapproved revisions, please wait for approval before submitting another revision.`, 429);
 	}
 
@@ -788,7 +788,7 @@ export async function createActorRevision(actorId, {
 	}).filter(Boolean));
 
 	const deltas = Object.entries(edits).map(([key, value]) => {
-		if (baseActor[key] === value) {
+		if (baseActor[key] === value || typeof value === 'undefined') {
 			return null;
 		}
 
@@ -817,10 +817,7 @@ export async function createActorRevision(actorId, {
 			};
 		}
 
-		return {
-			key,
-			value: value || null,
-		};
+		return { key, value };
 	}).filter(Boolean);
 
 	const deltaComments = deltas.map((delta) => delta.comment);
diff --git a/src/scenes.js b/src/scenes.js
index a4adedf..60dbfca 100644
--- a/src/scenes.js
+++ b/src/scenes.js
@@ -862,7 +862,7 @@ export async function createSceneRevision(sceneId, { edits, comment, apply }, re
 		throw new HttpError(`No scene with ID ${sceneId} found to update`, 404);
 	}
 
-	if (openRevisions.length >= config.revisions.unapprovedLimit) {
+	if (openRevisions.length >= config.revisions.unapprovedLimit && reqUser.role !== 'admin') {
 		throw new HttpError(`You have ${config.revisions.unapprovedLimit} unapproved revisions, please wait for approval before submitting another revision.`, 429);
 	}
 
@@ -893,7 +893,7 @@ export async function createSceneRevision(sceneId, { edits, comment, apply }, re
 	}).filter(Boolean));
 
 	const deltas = Object.entries(edits).map(([key, value]) => {
-		if (baseScene[key] === value) {
+		if (baseScene[key] === value || typeof value === 'undefined') {
 			return null;
 		}