diff --git a/db/migrate/20190414162149_add_curated_to_status.rb b/db/migrate/20190414162149_add_curated_to_status.rb
index 2ae1a0ac3..739a79c3c 100644
--- a/db/migrate/20190414162149_add_curated_to_status.rb
+++ b/db/migrate/20190414162149_add_curated_to_status.rb
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 class AddCuratedToStatus < ActiveRecord::Migration[5.2]
   def change
-    add_column :statuses, :curated, :boolean, null: true, default: nil
+    add_column :statuses, :curated, :boolean
   end
 end