diff --git a/packages/internal/database/src/drizzle/0024_smiling_dazzler.sql b/packages/internal/database/src/drizzle/0024_spooky_alex_power.sql
similarity index 96%
rename from packages/internal/database/src/drizzle/0024_smiling_dazzler.sql
rename to packages/internal/database/src/drizzle/0024_spooky_alex_power.sql
index 4e4c55fdc..be77ade98 100644
--- a/packages/internal/database/src/drizzle/0024_smiling_dazzler.sql
+++ b/packages/internal/database/src/drizzle/0024_spooky_alex_power.sql
@@ -32,4 +32,4 @@ DROP TABLE `users`;--> statement-breakpoint
 ALTER TABLE `__new_users` RENAME TO `users`;--> statement-breakpoint
 ALTER TABLE `feeds` ADD `tip_users` text;--> statement-breakpoint
 ALTER TABLE `feeds` ADD `published_at` integer;--> statement-breakpoint
-ALTER TABLE `inboxes` ADD `secret` text NOT NULL;
\ No newline at end of file
+ALTER TABLE `inboxes` ADD `secret` text DEFAULT '' NOT NULL;
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/packages/internal/database/src/drizzle/meta/0024_snapshot.json b/packages/internal/database/src/drizzle/meta/0024_snapshot.json
index 4543288fd..a20681640 100644
--- a/packages/internal/database/src/drizzle/meta/0024_snapshot.json
+++ b/packages/internal/database/src/drizzle/meta/0024_snapshot.json
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 {
   "version": "6",
   "dialect": "sqlite",
-  "id": "1b4d12ed-8a99-40de-9d48-e70b006faafa",
+  "id": "04ab0964-78ae-4c9b-a5a8-b4b05d239d75",
   "prevId": "61f98b38-f03a-4f57-beb4-8c219ac1331c",
   "tables": {
     "collections": {
@@ -368,7 +368,8 @@
           "type": "text",
           "primaryKey": false,
           "notNull": true,
-          "autoincrement": false
+          "autoincrement": false,
+          "default": "''"
         }
       },
       "indexes": {},
diff --git a/packages/internal/database/src/drizzle/meta/_journal.json b/packages/internal/database/src/drizzle/meta/_journal.json
index 0da62e97a..057c6d7a6 100644
--- a/packages/internal/database/src/drizzle/meta/_journal.json
+++ b/packages/internal/database/src/drizzle/meta/_journal.json
@@ -173,8 +173,8 @@
     {
       "idx": 24,
       "version": "6",
-      "when": 1749483541691,
-      "tag": "0024_smiling_dazzler",
+      "when": 1749628868500,
+      "tag": "0024_spooky_alex_power",
       "breakpoints": true
     }
   ]
diff --git a/packages/internal/database/src/drizzle/migrations.js b/packages/internal/database/src/drizzle/migrations.js
index b56a38f57..bed12bd5a 100644
--- a/packages/internal/database/src/drizzle/migrations.js
+++ b/packages/internal/database/src/drizzle/migrations.js
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ import m0020 from "./0020_little_marauders.sql"
 import m0021 from "./0021_wakeful_onslaught.sql"
 import m0022 from "./0022_tiny_northstar.sql"
 import m0023 from "./0023_pink_namor.sql"
-import m0024 from "./0024_smiling_dazzler.sql"
+import m0024 from "./0024_spooky_alex_power.sql"
 import journal from "./meta/_journal.json"
 
 export default {
diff --git a/packages/internal/database/src/schemas/index.ts b/packages/internal/database/src/schemas/index.ts
index 2cd3afebd..efdf93f08 100644
--- a/packages/internal/database/src/schemas/index.ts
+++ b/packages/internal/database/src/schemas/index.ts
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ export const subscriptionsTable = sqliteTable("subscriptions", {
 export const inboxesTable = sqliteTable("inboxes", {
   id: text("id").primaryKey(),
   title: text("title"),
-  secret: text("secret").notNull(),
+  secret: text("secret").notNull().default(""),
 })
 
 export const listsTable = sqliteTable("lists", {