diff --git a/db/migrate/20240927143916_add_processed_to_bulk_uploads.rb b/db/migrate/20240927143916_add_processed_to_bulk_uploads.rb
index 698b31f1e..1ffa4a085 100644
--- a/db/migrate/20240927143916_add_processed_to_bulk_uploads.rb
+++ b/db/migrate/20240927143916_add_processed_to_bulk_uploads.rb
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 class AddProcessedToBulkUploads < ActiveRecord::Migration[7.0]
   def change
-    add_column :bulk_uploads, :processed, :boolean, default: false
+    add_column :bulk_uploads, :processed, :boolean
   end
 end
diff --git a/db/schema.rb b/db/schema.rb
index 5c27bc4e2..c0d4a2aff 100644
--- a/db/schema.rb
+++ b/db/schema.rb
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ ActiveRecord::Schema[7.0].define(version: 2024_09_25_095041) do
     t.integer "organisation_id"
     t.integer "moved_user_id"
     t.integer "failed"
-    t.boolean "processed", default: false
+    t.boolean "processed"
     t.index ["identifier"], name: "index_bulk_uploads_on_identifier", unique: true
     t.index ["user_id"], name: "index_bulk_uploads_on_user_id"
   end