diff --git a/netbox/dcim/migrations/0078_rack_choicefields_to_slugs.py b/netbox/dcim/migrations/0078_rack_choicefields_to_slugs.py
index 274b23812..b20cf23e8 100644
--- a/netbox/dcim/migrations/0078_rack_choicefields_to_slugs.py
+++ b/netbox/dcim/migrations/0078_rack_choicefields_to_slugs.py
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ class Migration(migrations.Migration):
         migrations.AlterField(
             model_name='rack',
             name='type',
-            field=models.CharField(blank=True, max_length=50),
+            field=models.CharField(blank=True, default='', max_length=50),
         ),
         migrations.RunPython(
             code=rack_type_to_slug
diff --git a/netbox/dcim/migrations/0079_device_choicefields_to_slugs.py b/netbox/dcim/migrations/0079_device_choicefields_to_slugs.py
index bc8785dae..572c1866c 100644
--- a/netbox/dcim/migrations/0079_device_choicefields_to_slugs.py
+++ b/netbox/dcim/migrations/0079_device_choicefields_to_slugs.py
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ class Migration(migrations.Migration):
         migrations.AlterField(
             model_name='device',
             name='face',
-            field=models.CharField(blank=True, max_length=50),
+            field=models.CharField(blank=True, default='', max_length=50),
         ),
         migrations.RunPython(
             code=rack_type_to_slug