diff --git a/packages/prisma/src/prisma/migrations/20231206072146_update_recipe_nonnullable/migration.sql b/packages/prisma/src/prisma/migrations/20231206072146_update_recipe_nonnullable/migration.sql
index eaa965008..522cf3631 100644
--- a/packages/prisma/src/prisma/migrations/20231206072146_update_recipe_nonnullable/migration.sql
+++ b/packages/prisma/src/prisma/migrations/20231206072146_update_recipe_nonnullable/migration.sql
@@ -15,12 +15,21 @@ UPDATE "Recipes" SET "folder" = 'inbox' WHERE "folder" IS NULL;
 -- AlterTable
 ALTER TABLE "Recipes" ALTER COLUMN "title" SET NOT NULL,
 ALTER COLUMN "description" SET NOT NULL,
+ALTER COLUMN "description" SET DEFAULT '',
 ALTER COLUMN "yield" SET NOT NULL,
+ALTER COLUMN "yield" SET DEFAULT '',
 ALTER COLUMN "activeTime" SET NOT NULL,
+ALTER COLUMN "activeTime" SET DEFAULT '',
 ALTER COLUMN "totalTime" SET NOT NULL,
+ALTER COLUMN "totalTime" SET DEFAULT '',
 ALTER COLUMN "source" SET NOT NULL,
+ALTER COLUMN "source" SET DEFAULT '',
 ALTER COLUMN "url" SET NOT NULL,
+ALTER COLUMN "url" SET DEFAULT '',
 ALTER COLUMN "notes" SET NOT NULL,
+ALTER COLUMN "notes" SET DEFAULT '',
 ALTER COLUMN "ingredients" SET NOT NULL,
+ALTER COLUMN "ingredients" SET DEFAULT '',
 ALTER COLUMN "instructions" SET NOT NULL,
+ALTER COLUMN "instructions" SET DEFAULT '',
 ALTER COLUMN "folder" SET NOT NULL;
diff --git a/packages/prisma/src/prisma/schema.prisma b/packages/prisma/src/prisma/schema.prisma
index e2ed5c451..4d825707d 100644
--- a/packages/prisma/src/prisma/schema.prisma
+++ b/packages/prisma/src/prisma/schema.prisma
@@ -213,15 +213,15 @@ model Recipe {
   userId            String             @db.Uuid
   fromUserId        String?            @db.Uuid
   title             String
-  description       String
-  yield             String
-  activeTime        String
-  totalTime         String
-  source            String
-  url               String
-  notes             String
-  ingredients       String
-  instructions      String
+  description       String             @default("")
+  yield             String             @default("")
+  activeTime        String             @default("")
+  totalTime         String             @default("")
+  source            String             @default("")
+  url               String             @default("")
+  notes             String             @default("")
+  ingredients       String             @default("")
+  instructions      String             @default("")
   folder            String             @db.VarChar(255)
   createdAt         DateTime           @default(now()) @db.Timestamptz(6)
   updatedAt         DateTime           @updatedAt @db.Timestamptz(6)