diff --git a/backend/service/functions/string.go b/backend/service/functions/string.go
index f89ac44..f80b684 100644
--- a/backend/service/functions/string.go
+++ b/backend/service/functions/string.go
@@ -1,15 +1,13 @@
 package functions
 
-import "unicode"
+import "strings"
 
-// check if course is empty or contains only whitespaces
+// check if string is empty or contains only whitespaces
 func OnlyWhitespace(word string) bool {
-	for _, letter := range word {
-		if !unicode.IsSpace(letter) || !(letter == int32(160)) {
-			return false
-		}
+	if len(strings.TrimSpace(word)) == 0 {
+		return true
 	}
-	return true
+	return false
 }
 
 func Contains(s []string, e string) bool {
diff --git a/backend/service/functions/string_test.go b/backend/service/functions/string_test.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..16cfc9d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/backend/service/functions/string_test.go
@@ -0,0 +1,33 @@
+package functions
+
+import "testing"
+
+func TestOnlyWhitespace(t *testing.T) {
+	type args struct {
+		word string
+	}
+	tests := []struct {
+		name string
+		args args
+		want bool
+	}{
+		{"empty string", args{""}, true},
+		{"whitespace", args{" "}, true},
+		{"whitespaces", args{"   "}, true},
+		{"whitespaces and tabs", args{"   \t"}, true},
+		{"whitespaces and tabs and newlines", args{"   \t\n"}, true},
+		{"whitespaces and tabs and newlines and non-breaking spaces", args{"   \t\n\u00A0"}, true},
+		{"non-whitespace", args{"a"}, false},
+		{"non-whitespaces", args{"abc"}, false},
+		{"non-whitespaces and tabs", args{"abc\t"}, false},
+		{"non-whitespaces and tabs and newlines", args{"abc\t\n"}, false},
+		{"non-whitespaces and tabs and newlines and non-breaking spaces", args{"abc\t\n\u00A0"}, false},
+	}
+	for _, tt := range tests {
+		t.Run(tt.name, func(t *testing.T) {
+			if got := OnlyWhitespace(tt.args.word); got != tt.want {
+				t.Errorf("OnlyWhitespace() = %v, want %v", got, tt.want)
+			}
+		})
+	}
+}
diff --git a/backend/service/ical/icalFileGeneration.go b/backend/service/ical/icalFileGeneration.go
index fa9e205..2c16380 100644
--- a/backend/service/ical/icalFileGeneration.go
+++ b/backend/service/ical/icalFileGeneration.go
@@ -37,19 +37,20 @@ func (icalModel IcalModel) EmitICal() goics.Componenter {
 		s.AddProperty(k, v)
 
 		if mappingFound {
-			s.AddProperty("SUMMARY", replaceNameIfUserDefined(&event, mapEntry))
+			addPropertyIfNotEmpty(s, "SUMMARY", replaceNameIfUserDefined(&event, mapEntry))
 			addAlarmIfSpecified(s, event, mapEntry)
 		} else {
-			s.AddProperty("SUMMARY", event.Name)
+			addPropertyIfNotEmpty(s, "SUMMARY", event.Name)
 		}
 
-		s.AddProperty("DESCRIPTION", generateDescription(event))
-		s.AddProperty("LOCATION", event.Rooms)
+		addPropertyIfNotEmpty(s, "DESCRIPTION", generateDescription(event))
+		addPropertyIfNotEmpty(s, "LOCATION", event.Rooms)
 		c.AddComponent(s)
 	}
 	return c
 }
 
+// if reminder is specified in the configuration for this event, an alarm will be added to the event
 func addAlarmIfSpecified(s *goics.Component, event model.Event, mapping model.FeedCollection) {
 	if mapping.Reminder {
 		a := goics.NewComponent()
@@ -61,6 +62,8 @@ func addAlarmIfSpecified(s *goics.Component, event model.Event, mapping model.Fe
 	}
 }
 
+// replaceNameIfUserDefined replaces the name of the event with the user defined name if it is not empty
+// all contained template strings will be replaced with the corresponding values from the event
 func replaceNameIfUserDefined(event *model.Event, mapping model.FeedCollection) string {
 	if !functions.OnlyWhitespace(mapping.UserDefinedName) {
 		return names.ReplaceTemplateSubStrings(mapping.UserDefinedName, *event)
@@ -69,6 +72,14 @@ func replaceNameIfUserDefined(event *model.Event, mapping model.FeedCollection)
 	return event.Name
 }
 
+// AddPropertyIfNotEmpty adds a property to the component if the value is not empty
+// or contains only whitespaces
+func addPropertyIfNotEmpty(component *goics.Component, key string, value string) {
+	if !functions.OnlyWhitespace(value) {
+		component.AddProperty(key, value)
+	}
+}
+
 func generateDescription(event model.Event) string {
 	var description string