diff --git a/models/migrations/v1_19/v241.go b/models/migrations/v1_19/v241.go
index 332be580f..a617d6fd2 100644
--- a/models/migrations/v1_19/v241.go
+++ b/models/migrations/v1_19/v241.go
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ import (
 // AddCardTypeToProjectTable: add CardType column, setting existing rows to CardTypeTextOnly
 func AddCardTypeToProjectTable(x *xorm.Engine) error {
 	type Project struct {
-		CardType int `xorm:"NOT NULL"`
+		CardType int `xorm:"NOT NULL DEFAULT 0"`
 	}
 
 	return x.Sync(new(Project))