diff --git a/sql/char_unlocks.sql b/sql/char_unlocks.sql
index a9f67c58595..8fcc8c8e990 100644
--- a/sql/char_unlocks.sql
+++ b/sql/char_unlocks.sql
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ CREATE TABLE `char_unlocks` (
   `campaign_windy` int(10) unsigned NOT NULL DEFAULT 0,
   `homepoints` blob DEFAULT NULL,
   `survivals` blob DEFAULT NULL,
-  `traverser_start` TIMESTAMP DEFAULT 0,
+  `traverser_start` TIMESTAMP DEFAULT NULL,
   `traverser_claimed` int(10) unsigned NOT NULL DEFAULT 0,
   `abyssea_conflux` blob DEFAULT NULL,
   `waypoints` blob DEFAULT NULL,