diff --git a/bazarr/database.py b/bazarr/database.py
index dd48e0e88..94846abd2 100644
--- a/bazarr/database.py
+++ b/bazarr/database.py
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ class TableShows(BaseModel):
     alternate_titles = TextField(column_name='alternateTitles', null=True)
     audio_language = TextField(null=True)
     fanart = TextField(null=True)
-    forced = TextField(null=True)
+    forced = TextField(null=True, constraints=[SQL('DEFAULT "False"')])
     hearing_impaired = TextField(null=True)
     languages = TextField(null=True)
     overview = TextField(null=True)
@@ -61,6 +61,10 @@ class TableShows(BaseModel):
     tvdb_id = IntegerField(column_name='tvdbId', null=True, unique=True, primary_key=True)
     year = TextField(null=True)
 
+    migrate(
+        migrator.add_column('table_shows', 'forced', forced),
+    )
+
     class Meta:
         table_name = 'table_shows'
 
@@ -98,7 +102,7 @@ class TableMovies(BaseModel):
     audio_language = TextField(null=True)
     failed_attempts = TextField(column_name='failedAttempts', null=True)
     fanart = TextField(null=True)
-    forced = TextField(null=True)
+    forced = TextField(null=True, constraints=[SQL('DEFAULT "False"')])
     format = TextField(null=True)
     hearing_impaired = TextField(null=True)
     imdb_id = TextField(column_name='imdbId', null=True)
@@ -120,6 +124,7 @@ class TableMovies(BaseModel):
     movie_file_id = IntegerField(null=True)
 
     migrate(
+        migrator.add_column('table_movies', 'forced', forced),
         migrator.add_column('table_movies', 'movie_file_id', movie_file_id),
     )