diff --git a/test.migrations.toml b/test.migrations.toml
index 9a8211f..4fc61d7 100644
--- a/test.migrations.toml
+++ b/test.migrations.toml
@@ -39,12 +39,18 @@ migrations_append_only = [
     "ALTER TABLE person ADD COLUMN name TEXT",
     "ALTER TABLE person ADD COLUMN age INTEGER",
     "ALTER TABLE person ADD COLUMN image_jpg BLOB",
+    "CREATE TABLE nooption (rowid INTEGER PRIMARY KEY) STRICT",
+    "ALTER TABLE nooption ADD COLUMN e INTEGER NOT NULL DEFAULT 0",
 ]
 output_generated_schema_for_your_information_do_not_edit = """
   CREATE TABLE _turbosql_migrations (
     rowid INTEGER PRIMARY KEY,
     migration TEXT NOT NULL
   ) STRICT
+  CREATE TABLE nooption (
+    rowid INTEGER PRIMARY KEY,
+    e INTEGER NOT NULL DEFAULT 0
+  ) STRICT
   CREATE TABLE person (
     rowid INTEGER PRIMARY KEY,
     name TEXT,
@@ -86,6 +92,19 @@ output_generated_schema_for_your_information_do_not_edit = """
   ) STRICT
 """
 
+[output_generated_tables_do_not_edit.nooption]
+name = "nooption"
+
+[[output_generated_tables_do_not_edit.nooption.columns]]
+name = "rowid"
+rust_type = "Option < i64 >"
+sql_type = "INTEGER PRIMARY KEY"
+
+[[output_generated_tables_do_not_edit.nooption.columns]]
+name = "e"
+rust_type = "u8"
+sql_type = "INTEGER NOT NULL"
+
 [output_generated_tables_do_not_edit.person]
 name = "person"
 
diff --git a/turbosql-impl/src/lib.rs b/turbosql-impl/src/lib.rs
index 66fc221..2ab130e 100644
--- a/turbosql-impl/src/lib.rs
+++ b/turbosql-impl/src/lib.rs
@@ -860,11 +860,11 @@ fn extract_columns(fields: &FieldsNamed) -> Vec<Column> {
 				(_, "String") => ("TEXT NOT NULL", "\"\""),
 				// SELECT LENGTH(blob_column) ... will be null if blob is null
 				(_, "Option < Blob >") => ("BLOB", "b\"\""),
-				(_, "Blob") => ("BLOB NOT NULL", "b\"\""),
+				(_, "Blob") => ("BLOB NOT NULL", "\"\""),
 				(_, "Option < Vec < u8 > >") => ("BLOB", "b\"\""),
-				(_, "Vec < u8 >") => ("BLOB NOT NULL", "b\"\""),
+				(_, "Vec < u8 >") => ("BLOB NOT NULL", "\"\""),
 				(_, "Option < [u8; _] >") => ("BLOB", "b\"\\x00\\x01\\xff\""),
-				(_, "[u8; _]") => ("BLOB NOT NULL", "b\"\\x00\\x01\\xff\""),
+				(_, "[u8; _]") => ("BLOB NOT NULL", "\"\""),
 				_ => {
 					// JSON-serialized
 					if ty_str.starts_with("Option < ") {
@@ -876,7 +876,8 @@ fn extract_columns(fields: &FieldsNamed) -> Vec<Column> {
 			};
 
 			if sql_default.is_none() && sql_type.ends_with("NOT NULL") {
-				abort!(f, "Field {} has no default value and is not nullable. Either add a default value with e.g. #[turbosql(sql_default = {default_example})] or make it Option<{ty_str}>.", name);
+				sql_default = Some(default_example.into());
+				// abort!(f, "Field `{}` has no default value and is not nullable. Either add a default value with e.g. #[turbosql(sql_default = {default_example})] or make it Option<{ty_str}>.", name);
 			}
 
 			Some(Column {
diff --git a/turbosql/tests/ui/macros.stderr b/turbosql/tests/ui/macros.stderr
index dac714d..4d4f1d2 100644
--- a/turbosql/tests/ui/macros.stderr
+++ b/turbosql/tests/ui/macros.stderr
@@ -1,9 +1,3 @@
-error: Field e has no default value and is not nullable. Either add a default value with e.g. #[turbosql(sql_default = 0)] or make it Option<u8>.
- --> tests/ui/macros.rs:8:2
-  |
-8 |     e: u8,
-  |     ^^^^^
-
 error: derive(Turbosql) structs must include a 'rowid: Option<i64>' field
   --> tests/ui/macros.rs:11:10
    |