diff --git a/SQL/0000-00-00-schema.sql b/SQL/0000-00-00-schema.sql
index 9cf485bf46e..8061b2c932e 100644
--- a/SQL/0000-00-00-schema.sql
+++ b/SQL/0000-00-00-schema.sql
@@ -1115,7 +1115,7 @@ INSERT INTO `notification_types` (Type,private,Description) VALUES
 CREATE TABLE `notification_spool` (
   `NotificationID` int(11) NOT NULL auto_increment,
   `NotificationTypeID` int(11) NOT NULL,
-  `ProcessID` int(11) NOT NULL,
+  `ProcessID` int(11) DEFAULT NULL,
   `TimeSpooled` datetime DEFAULT NULL,
   `Message` text,
   `Error` enum('Y','N') default NULL,
diff --git a/SQL/New_patches/2024-07-16-CleanDefault.sql b/SQL/New_patches/2024-07-16-CleanDefault.sql
index 188b99c502e..bbccf4dd915 100644
--- a/SQL/New_patches/2024-07-16-CleanDefault.sql
+++ b/SQL/New_patches/2024-07-16-CleanDefault.sql
@@ -91,7 +91,7 @@ ALTER TABLE `notification_spool`
   ALTER `NotificationTypeID` DROP DEFAULT;
 
 ALTER TABLE `notification_spool`
-  ALTER `ProcessID` DROP DEFAULT;
+  CHANGE `ProcessID` `ProcessID` int(11) DEFAULT NULL;
 
 ALTER TABLE `participant_status`
   ALTER `CandID` DROP DEFAULT;