diff --git a/traffic_ops/testing/api/v4/deliveryservice_requests_test.go b/traffic_ops/testing/api/v4/deliveryservice_requests_test.go
index 9f60632ce4..947a338791 100644
--- a/traffic_ops/testing/api/v4/deliveryservice_requests_test.go
+++ b/traffic_ops/testing/api/v4/deliveryservice_requests_test.go
@@ -54,7 +54,9 @@ func resetDS(ds *tc.DeliveryServiceV4) {
 }
 
 func TestDeliveryServiceRequests(t *testing.T) {
-	WithObjs(t, []TCObj{CDNs, Types, Parameters, Tenants, DeliveryServiceRequests}, func() {
+	WithObjs(t, []TCObj{CDNs, Types, Parameters, Tenants, Users, Profiles, Statuses, Divisions, Regions, PhysLocations, CacheGroups, Servers, Topologies, ServerCapabilities, ServiceCategories, DeliveryServices, DeliveryServiceRequests}, func() {
+
+		t.Run("update DSR crud", testUpdateDSR)
 
 		currentTime := time.Now().UTC().Add(-15 * time.Second)
 		currentTimeRFC := currentTime.Format(time.RFC1123)
@@ -326,6 +328,42 @@ func TestDeliveryServiceRequests(t *testing.T) {
 	})
 }
 
+func testUpdateDSR(t *testing.T) {
+	resp, _, err := TOSession.GetDeliveryServices(client.RequestOptions{})
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("failed to get Delivery Services: %#v - response: %+v", err, resp)
+	}
+
+	if len(resp.Response) < 1 {
+		t.Fatal("need at least one Delivery Service to test updating a DS with a DSR")
+	}
+
+	ds := resp.Response[0]
+	if ds.DisplayName == nil {
+		t.Fatalf("Traffic Ops returned a DS with a nil Display Name: %+v", ds)
+	}
+	*ds.DisplayName += " - Update DSR test"
+
+	dsr := tc.DeliveryServiceRequestV4{
+		ChangeType: tc.DSRChangeTypeUpdate,
+		Requested:  &ds,
+		Status:     tc.RequestStatusDraft,
+	}
+	creationResp, _, err := TOSession.CreateDeliveryServiceRequest(dsr, client.RequestOptions{})
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("failed to create an update DSR: %#v - response: %+v", err, creationResp)
+	}
+
+	id := creationResp.Response.ID
+	if id == nil {
+		t.Fatalf("Traffic Ops returned a created DSR without an ID: %+v", creationResp)
+	}
+	deleteResp, _, err := TOSession.DeleteDeliveryServiceRequest(*id, client.RequestOptions{})
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Errorf("failed to delete the created update DSR: %#v - response: %+v", err, deleteResp)
+	}
+}
+
 func GetDeliveryServiceRequestId(t *testing.T, xmlId string) func() int {
 	return func() int {
 		opts := client.NewRequestOptions()
diff --git a/traffic_ops/traffic_ops_golang/deliveryservice/deliveryservices.go b/traffic_ops/traffic_ops_golang/deliveryservice/deliveryservices.go
index 1cc3525545..809c586477 100644
--- a/traffic_ops/traffic_ops_golang/deliveryservice/deliveryservices.go
+++ b/traffic_ops/traffic_ops_golang/deliveryservice/deliveryservices.go
@@ -1884,7 +1884,7 @@ func GetDeliveryServices(query string, queryValues map[string]interface{}, tx *s
 	// ensure json generated from this slice won't come out as `null` if empty
 	dsQueryParams := []string{}
 
-	geoLimitCountries := util.StrPtr("")
+	geoLimitCountries := new(string)
 	for rows.Next() {
 		var ds tc.DeliveryServiceV5
 		var longDesc1 *string
diff --git a/traffic_ops/traffic_ops_golang/deliveryservice/request/requests.go b/traffic_ops/traffic_ops_golang/deliveryservice/request/requests.go
index 4b3ddac65c..a86d9f35f7 100644
--- a/traffic_ops/traffic_ops_golang/deliveryservice/request/requests.go
+++ b/traffic_ops/traffic_ops_golang/deliveryservice/request/requests.go
@@ -498,31 +498,23 @@ func createV4(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request, inf *api.APIInfo) (result
 		return
 	}
 
-	dsr.SetXMLID()
-	if ok, err = dbhelpers.DSRExistsWithXMLID(dsr.XMLID, tx); err != nil {
-		err = fmt.Errorf("checking for existence of DSR with xmlid '%s'", dsr.XMLID)
+	upgraded.SetXMLID()
+	if ok, err = dbhelpers.DSRExistsWithXMLID(upgraded.XMLID, tx); err != nil {
+		err = fmt.Errorf("checking for existence of DSR with xmlid '%s'", upgraded.XMLID)
 		api.HandleErr(w, r, tx, http.StatusInternalServerError, nil, err)
 		return
 	} else if ok {
-		userErr := fmt.Errorf("an open Delivery Service Request for XMLID '%s' already exists", dsr.XMLID)
+		userErr := fmt.Errorf("an open Delivery Service Request for XMLID '%s' already exists", upgraded.XMLID)
 		api.HandleErr(w, r, tx, http.StatusBadRequest, userErr, nil)
 		return
 	}
-	if dsr.Original != nil {
-		if dsr.Original.LongDesc1 != nil || dsr.Original.LongDesc2 != nil {
-			api.HandleErr(w, r, tx, http.StatusBadRequest, errors.New("the longDesc1 and longDesc2 fields are no longer supported in API 4.0 onwards"), nil)
-			return
-		}
-		if len(dsr.Original.TLSVersions) < 1 {
+	if upgraded.Original != nil {
+		if len(upgraded.Original.TLSVersions) < 1 {
 			upgraded.Original.TLSVersions = nil
 		}
 	}
-	if dsr.Requested != nil {
-		if dsr.Requested.LongDesc1 != nil || dsr.Requested.LongDesc2 != nil {
-			api.HandleErr(w, r, tx, http.StatusBadRequest, errors.New("the longDesc1 and longDesc2 fields are no longer supported in API 4.0 onwards"), nil)
-			return
-		}
-		if len(dsr.Requested.TLSVersions) < 1 {
+	if upgraded.Requested != nil {
+		if len(upgraded.Requested.TLSVersions) < 1 {
 			upgraded.Requested.TLSVersions = nil
 		}
 	}