diff --git a/migrations/2025-05-21-203022_channel_description_nullable/down.sql b/migrations/2025-05-21-203022_channel_description_nullable/down.sql
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..73344b1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/migrations/2025-05-21-203022_channel_description_nullable/down.sql
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+-- This file should undo anything in `up.sql`
+UPDATE channels SET description = '' WHERE description IS NULL;
+ALTER TABLE ONLY channels ALTER COLUMN description SET NOT NULL;
+ALTER TABLE ONLY channels ALTER COLUMN description DROP DEFAULT;
diff --git a/migrations/2025-05-21-203022_channel_description_nullable/up.sql b/migrations/2025-05-21-203022_channel_description_nullable/up.sql
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..5ca6776
--- /dev/null
+++ b/migrations/2025-05-21-203022_channel_description_nullable/up.sql
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+-- Your SQL goes here
+ALTER TABLE ONLY channels ALTER COLUMN description DROP NOT NULL;
+ALTER TABLE ONLY channels ALTER COLUMN description SET DEFAULT NULL;
diff --git a/src/schema.rs b/src/schema.rs
index f83018c..b3274fc 100644
--- a/src/schema.rs
+++ b/src/schema.rs
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ diesel::table! {
         #[max_length = 32]
         name -> Varchar,
         #[max_length = 500]
-        description -> Varchar,
+        description -> Nullable<Varchar>,
     }
 }