diff --git a/lib/Migration/Version010000001Date20250727094721.php b/lib/Migration/Version010000001Date20250727094721.php
index 5a264ecaa..166b0b34b 100644
--- a/lib/Migration/Version010000001Date20250727094721.php
+++ b/lib/Migration/Version010000001Date20250727094721.php
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ public function changeSchema(IOutput $output, Closure $schemaClosure, array $opt
 			$table = $schema->getTable('recognize_face_detections');
 			if (!$table->hasColumn('face_vector')) {
 				$table->addColumn('face_vector', Types::TEXT, [
-					'notnull' => true,
+					'notnull' => false,
 				]);
 				return $schema;
 			}
diff --git a/lib/Migration/Version010000001Date20250727094821.php b/lib/Migration/Version010000001Date20250727094821.php
index 591dfdd9b..326979cfc 100644
--- a/lib/Migration/Version010000001Date20250727094821.php
+++ b/lib/Migration/Version010000001Date20250727094821.php
@@ -27,13 +27,20 @@ public function changeSchema(IOutput $output, Closure $schemaClosure, array $opt
 		/** @var ISchemaWrapper $schema */
 		$schema = $schemaClosure();
 
+		$changed = false;
 		if ($schema->hasTable('recognize_face_detections')) {
 			$table = $schema->getTable('recognize_face_detections');
 			if ($table->hasColumn('vector')) {
 				$table->dropColumn('vector');
-				return $schema;
+				$changed = true;
+			}
+			if ($table->hasColumn('face_vector')) {
+				$table->modifyColumn('face_vector', [
+					'notnull' => true,
+				]);
+				$changed = true;
 			}
 		}
-		return null;
+		return $changed ? $schema : null;
 	}
 }