diff --git a/packages/twenty-server/src/engine/metadata-modules/object-metadata/utils/build-default-flat-field-metadatas-for-custom-object.util.ts b/packages/twenty-server/src/engine/metadata-modules/object-metadata/utils/build-default-flat-field-metadatas-for-custom-object.util.ts
index 30d573e32b..42030ffa0f 100644
--- a/packages/twenty-server/src/engine/metadata-modules/object-metadata/utils/build-default-flat-field-metadatas-for-custom-object.util.ts
+++ b/packages/twenty-server/src/engine/metadata-modules/object-metadata/utils/build-default-flat-field-metadatas-for-custom-object.util.ts
@@ -78,12 +78,12 @@ export const buildDefaultFlatFieldMetadatasForCustomObject = ({
     label: 'Name',
     icon: 'IconAbc',
     description: 'Name',
-    isNullable: false,
+    isNullable: true,
     isActive: true,
     isCustom: false,
     isSystem: false,
     isUIReadOnly: false,
-    defaultValue: "''",
+    defaultValue: null,
     viewFilterIds: [],
 
     createdAt,
diff --git a/packages/twenty-server/src/engine/metadata-modules/workspace-migration/workspace-migration.factory.ts b/packages/twenty-server/src/engine/metadata-modules/workspace-migration/workspace-migration.factory.ts
index 6c54c84af2..b319057f8a 100644
--- a/packages/twenty-server/src/engine/metadata-modules/workspace-migration/workspace-migration.factory.ts
+++ b/packages/twenty-server/src/engine/metadata-modules/workspace-migration/workspace-migration.factory.ts
@@ -57,9 +57,6 @@ export class WorkspaceMigrationFactory {
         FieldMetadataType.TEXT,
         {
           factory: this.basicColumnActionFactory,
-          options: {
-            defaultValue: "''",
-          },
         },
       ],
       [FieldMetadataType.NUMERIC, { factory: this.basicColumnActionFactory }],