diff --git a/_database/sql/migrations/2026-04-02-083548-0000_characters/up.sql b/_database/sql/migrations/2026-04-02-083548-0000_characters/up.sql
index dfdf7cbf74..e348f4bcbe 100644
--- a/_database/sql/migrations/2026-04-02-083548-0000_characters/up.sql
+++ b/_database/sql/migrations/2026-04-02-083548-0000_characters/up.sql
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ CREATE TABLE characters (
   token VARCHAR(32) NOT NULL,
 
   -- The type or "features" of the character.
-  character_type VARCHAR(24) DEFAULT NULL,
+  character_type VARCHAR(24) NOT NULL,
 
   -- Whether the character has been fully created and is available for use.
   -- A character may exist in the database before its creation job completes.
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ CREATE TABLE characters (
   -- ========== CHARACTER DETAILS ==========
 
   -- User's display name for the character.
-  character_name VARCHAR(255) NOT NULL,
+  character_name VARCHAR(255) DEFAULT NULL,
 
   -- Optional user description of the character.
   maybe_description VARCHAR(512) DEFAULT NULL,
diff --git a/_database/sql/migrations_squashed/characters/characters.sql b/_database/sql/migrations_squashed/characters/characters.sql
index 88c045fc4e..af5d4bc6e9 100644
--- a/_database/sql/migrations_squashed/characters/characters.sql
+++ b/_database/sql/migrations_squashed/characters/characters.sql
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ CREATE TABLE characters (
   token VARCHAR(32) NOT NULL,
 
   -- The type or "features" of the character.
-  character_type VARCHAR(24) DEFAULT NULL,
+  character_type VARCHAR(24) NOT NULL,
 
   -- Whether the character has been fully created and is available for use.
   -- A character may exist in the database before its creation job completes.
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ CREATE TABLE characters (
   -- ========== CHARACTER DETAILS ==========
 
   -- Display name for the character.
-  character_name VARCHAR(255) NOT NULL,
+  character_name VARCHAR(255) DEFAULT NULL,
 
   -- Optional description of the character.
   maybe_description VARCHAR(512) DEFAULT NULL,