diff --git a/pkg/database/migrations/000005_remove_null_from_lists.down.sql b/pkg/database/migrations/000005_remove_null_from_lists.down.sql
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..8aebab5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkg/database/migrations/000005_remove_null_from_lists.down.sql
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+BEGIN;
+    ALTER TABLE messages
+        ALTER COLUMN previous_content DROP NOT NULL;
+    ALTER TABLE messages
+        ALTER COLUMN previous_content DROP DEFAULT;
+COMMIT;
diff --git a/pkg/database/migrations/000005_remove_null_from_lists.up.sql b/pkg/database/migrations/000005_remove_null_from_lists.up.sql
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..a1b8444
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkg/database/migrations/000005_remove_null_from_lists.up.sql
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+BEGIN;
+    UPDATE messages SET previous_content = array[]::varchar[];
+    ALTER TABLE messages
+        ALTER COLUMN previous_content SET NOT NULL;
+    ALTER TABLE messages
+        ALTER COLUMN prevous_content SET DEFAULT array[]::varchar[]
+COMMIT;