diff --git a/database/migrations/2023_09_01_084057_application_new_defaults.php b/database/migrations/2023_09_01_084057_application_new_defaults.php
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..c05329774a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/database/migrations/2023_09_01_084057_application_new_defaults.php
@@ -0,0 +1,34 @@
+<?php
+
+use Illuminate\Database\Migrations\Migration;
+use Illuminate\Database\Schema\Blueprint;
+use Illuminate\Support\Facades\Schema;
+
+class ApplicationNewDefaults extends Migration
+{
+    /**
+     * Run the migrations.
+     *
+     * @return void
+     */
+    public function up()
+    {
+        Schema::table('applications', function (Blueprint $table) {
+            $table->string('app_instance')->default('')->change();
+            $table->string('app_status', 1024)->default('')->change();
+        });
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Reverse the migrations.
+     *
+     * @return void
+     */
+    public function down()
+    {
+        Schema::table('applications', function (Blueprint $table) {
+            $table->string('app_instance')->default(null)->change();
+            $table->string('app_status', 1024)->default(null)->change();
+        });
+    }
+}
diff --git a/misc/db_schema.yaml b/misc/db_schema.yaml
index 00e1d906ff..729c6b859e 100644
--- a/misc/db_schema.yaml
+++ b/misc/db_schema.yaml
@@ -183,9 +183,9 @@ applications:
     - { Field: app_state, Type: varchar(32), 'Null': false, Extra: '', Default: UNKNOWN }
     - { Field: discovered, Type: tinyint, 'Null': false, Extra: '', Default: '0' }
     - { Field: app_state_prev, Type: varchar(32), 'Null': true, Extra: '' }
-    - { Field: app_status, Type: varchar(1024), 'Null': false, Extra: '' }
+    - { Field: app_status, Type: varchar(1024), 'Null': false, Extra: '', Default: '' }
     - { Field: timestamp, Type: timestamp, 'Null': false, Extra: 'on update CURRENT_TIMESTAMP', Default: CURRENT_TIMESTAMP }
-    - { Field: app_instance, Type: varchar(255), 'Null': false, Extra: '' }
+    - { Field: app_instance, Type: varchar(255), 'Null': false, Extra: '', Default: '' }
     - { Field: data, Type: longtext, 'Null': true, Extra: '' }
   Indexes:
     PRIMARY: { Name: PRIMARY, Columns: [app_id], Unique: true, Type: BTREE }