diff --git a/airtime_mvc/application/controllers/upgrade_sql/airtime_3.0.0-alpha.8/upgrade.sql b/airtime_mvc/application/controllers/upgrade_sql/airtime_3.0.0-alpha.8/upgrade.sql
index d96c575d8..a578c537e 100644
--- a/airtime_mvc/application/controllers/upgrade_sql/airtime_3.0.0-alpha.8/upgrade.sql
+++ b/airtime_mvc/application/controllers/upgrade_sql/airtime_3.0.0-alpha.8/upgrade.sql
@@ -1,2 +1,2 @@
-ALTER TABLE podcast_episodes ADD COLUMN episode_title VARCHAR(4096) NOT NULL;
-ALTER TABLE podcast_episodes ADD COLUMN episode_description VARCHAR(4096) NOT NULL;
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+ALTER TABLE podcast_episodes ADD COLUMN episode_title VARCHAR(4096);
+ALTER TABLE podcast_episodes ADD COLUMN episode_description VARCHAR(4096);
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