diff --git a/db/migrate/20231101200026_add_default_to_distributed_press_publisher.rb b/db/migrate/20231101200026_add_default_to_distributed_press_publisher.rb
index ada9392f..fd833acb 100644
--- a/db/migrate/20231101200026_add_default_to_distributed_press_publisher.rb
+++ b/db/migrate/20231101200026_add_default_to_distributed_press_publisher.rb
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ class AddDefaultToDistributedPressPublisher < ActiveRecord::Migration[6.1]
   def up
     add_column :distributed_press_publishers, :default, :boolean, default: false
 
-    DistributedPressPublisher.last.update(default: true)
+    DistributedPressPublisher.last&.update(default: true)
   end
 
   def down