diff --git a/database/factories/AssetModelFactory.php b/database/factories/AssetModelFactory.php
index 3adb933e3e..ac31b57984 100644
--- a/database/factories/AssetModelFactory.php
+++ b/database/factories/AssetModelFactory.php
@@ -33,6 +33,7 @@ class AssetModelFactory extends Factory
             'category_id' => Category::factory(),
             'model_number' => $this->faker->creditCardNumber(),
             'notes' => 'Created by demo seeder',
+            'require_serial' => 0,
 
         ];
     }
diff --git a/database/migrations/2025_05_12_183803_add_req_serial_bool_to_models_table.php b/database/migrations/2025_05_12_183803_add_req_serial_bool_to_models_table.php
index 58a57a871a..ee0e37a628 100644
--- a/database/migrations/2025_05_12_183803_add_req_serial_bool_to_models_table.php
+++ b/database/migrations/2025_05_12_183803_add_req_serial_bool_to_models_table.php
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ return new class extends Migration
     public function up(): void
     {
         Schema::table('models', function (Blueprint $table) {
-            $table->boolean( 'require_serial')->after('category_id')->default(0)->nullable();
+            $table->boolean( 'require_serial')->after('category_id')->default(0);
         });
     }