diff --git a/database/migrations/2014_10_13_000000_create_users_table.php b/database/migrations/2014_10_13_000000_create_users_table.php
index 15933ca01a7b..771dc22aba98 100644
--- a/database/migrations/2014_10_13_000000_create_users_table.php
+++ b/database/migrations/2014_10_13_000000_create_users_table.php
@@ -50,8 +50,8 @@ class CreateUsersTable extends Migration
             $table->boolean('eea')->default(0);
             $table->boolean('swap_postal_code')->default(0);
             $table->boolean('swap_currency_symbol')->default(false);
-            $table->string('thousand_separator')->nullable();
-            $table->string('decimal_separator')->nullable();
+            $table->string('thousand_separator')->nullable()->default('');
+            $table->string('decimal_separator')->nullable()->default('');
         });
 
         Schema::create('payment_types', function ($table) {
diff --git a/database/seeders/CountriesSeeder.php b/database/seeders/CountriesSeeder.php
index 9637b918ab39..399ccd4fb377 100644
--- a/database/seeders/CountriesSeeder.php
+++ b/database/seeders/CountriesSeeder.php
@@ -50,6 +50,8 @@ class CountriesSeeder extends Seeder
                     'region_code' => $country['region-code'],
                     'sub_region_code' => $country['sub-region-code'],
                     'eea' => (bool) $country['eea'],
+                    'thousand_separator' => '',
+                    'decimal_separator' => '', 
                 ]);
             }
         }