diff --git a/database/registry.mariadb.sql b/database/registry.mariadb.sql
index 7105481..1e02f5e 100644
--- a/database/registry.mariadb.sql
+++ b/database/registry.mariadb.sql
@@ -339,7 +339,7 @@ CREATE TABLE IF NOT EXISTS `registry`.`application` (
     `tldid` int(10) unsigned NOT NULL,
     `registrant` int(10) unsigned default NULL,
     `crdate` datetime(3) NOT NULL,
-    `exdate` datetime(3) NOT NULL,
+    `exdate` datetime(3) default NULL,
     `lastupdate` datetime(3) default NULL,
     `clid` int(10) unsigned NOT NULL,
     `crid` int(10) unsigned NOT NULL,
diff --git a/database/registry.postgres.sql b/database/registry.postgres.sql
index 90f628d..b38af59 100644
--- a/database/registry.postgres.sql
+++ b/database/registry.postgres.sql
@@ -328,7 +328,7 @@ CREATE TABLE registry.application (
      "tldid" int CHECK ("tldid" >= 0) NOT NULL,
      "registrant" int CHECK ("registrant" >= 0) default NULL,
      "crdate"   timestamp(3) without time zone NOT NULL,
-     "exdate"   timestamp(3) without time zone NOT NULL,
+     "exdate"   timestamp(3) without time zone default NULL,
      "lastupdate"   timestamp(3) without time zone default NULL,
      "clid" int CHECK ("clid" >= 0) NOT NULL,
      "crid" int CHECK ("crid" >= 0) NOT NULL,