diff --git a/database/migrations/2021_07_28_031345_add_client_side_l_d_a_p_cert_to_settings.php b/database/migrations/2021_07_28_031345_add_client_side_l_d_a_p_cert_to_settings.php
index 9c5646a2c..8dae5eb72 100644
--- a/database/migrations/2021_07_28_031345_add_client_side_l_d_a_p_cert_to_settings.php
+++ b/database/migrations/2021_07_28_031345_add_client_side_l_d_a_p_cert_to_settings.php
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ class AddClientSideLDAPCertToSettings extends Migration
     public function up()
     {
         Schema::table('settings', function (Blueprint $table) {
-            $table->text('ldap_client_tls_cert')->nullable();
+            $table->text('ldap_client_tls_cert')->nullable()->default(null);
         });
     }
 
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ class AddClientSideLDAPCertToSettings extends Migration
     public function down()
     {
         Schema::table('settings', function (Blueprint $table) {
-            $table->dropColumn('ldap_client_tls_cert')->nullable();
+            $table->dropColumn('ldap_client_tls_cert');
         });
     }
 }
diff --git a/database/migrations/2021_07_28_040554_add_client_side_l_d_a_p_key_to_settings.php b/database/migrations/2021_07_28_040554_add_client_side_l_d_a_p_key_to_settings.php
index a94d06e0a..46feeea9f 100644
--- a/database/migrations/2021_07_28_040554_add_client_side_l_d_a_p_key_to_settings.php
+++ b/database/migrations/2021_07_28_040554_add_client_side_l_d_a_p_key_to_settings.php
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ class AddClientSideLDAPKeyToSettings extends Migration
     public function up()
     {
         Schema::table('settings', function (Blueprint $table) {
-            $table->text("ldap_client_tls_key")->nullable();
+            $table->text("ldap_client_tls_key")->nullable()->default(null);
         });
     }
 
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ class AddClientSideLDAPKeyToSettings extends Migration
     public function down()
     {
         Schema::table('settings', function (Blueprint $table) {
-            $table->dropColumn("ldap_client_tls_key")->nullable();
+            $table->dropColumn("ldap_client_tls_key");
         });
     }
 }