diff --git a/internal/storage/postgres/migrations/000003_add_metadata.up.sql b/internal/storage/postgres/migrations/000003_add_metadata.up.sql
index be9090a..92d2341 100644
--- a/internal/storage/postgres/migrations/000003_add_metadata.up.sql
+++ b/internal/storage/postgres/migrations/000003_add_metadata.up.sql
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 begin;
 
-alter table if exists "pastes" add column "metadata" jsonb not null;
+alter table if exists "pastes" add column "metadata" jsonb;
 
 commit;
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