diff --git a/internal/database/migrations/mysql/0001_initial_account.up.sql b/internal/database/migrations/mysql/0001_initial_account.up.sql
index e4c996a94..014a0dc49 100644
--- a/internal/database/migrations/mysql/0001_initial_account.up.sql
+++ b/internal/database/migrations/mysql/0001_initial_account.up.sql
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ CREATE TABLE IF NOT EXISTS account(
 		username VARCHAR(250)   NOT NULL,
 		password BINARY(80)     NOT NULL,
 		owner    TINYINT(1)     NOT NULL DEFAULT '0',
-		config   JSON           NOT NULL DEFAULT '{}',
+		config   JSON           NOT NULL DEFAULT ('{}'),
 		PRIMARY KEY (id),
 		UNIQUE KEY account_username_UNIQUE (username))
 		CHARACTER SET utf8mb4;
diff --git a/internal/database/mysql.go b/internal/database/mysql.go
index 27db774d5..a23816b81 100644
--- a/internal/database/mysql.go
+++ b/internal/database/mysql.go
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ var mysqlMigrations = []migration{
 		}
 		defer tx.Rollback()
 
-		_, err = tx.Exec(`ALTER TABLE account ADD COLUMN config JSON  NOT NULL DEFAULT '{}'`)
+		_, err = tx.Exec(`ALTER TABLE account ADD COLUMN config JSON  NOT NULL DEFAULT ('{}')`)
 		if err != nil && strings.Contains(err.Error(), `Duplicate column name`) {
 			tx.Rollback()
 		} else if err != nil {