diff --git a/paperwork/migrations/0013_alter_certificationdefinition_certification_name.py b/paperwork/migrations/0013_alter_certificationdefinition_certification_name.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..fbb3100
--- /dev/null
+++ b/paperwork/migrations/0013_alter_certificationdefinition_certification_name.py
@@ -0,0 +1,20 @@
+# Generated by Django 4.2 on 2023-04-10 17:40
+
+from django.db import migrations, models
+
+
+class Migration(migrations.Migration):
+    dependencies = [
+        ("paperwork", "0012_waiveraudit_certificationaudit"),
+    ]
+
+    operations = [
+        migrations.AlterField(
+            model_name="certificationdefinition",
+            name="certification_name",
+            field=models.CharField(
+                db_column="Certification Name", default="", max_length=255
+            ),
+            preserve_default=False,
+        ),
+    ]
diff --git a/paperwork/models.py b/paperwork/models.py
index 7ea1d85..53e05aa 100644
--- a/paperwork/models.py
+++ b/paperwork/models.py
@@ -107,7 +107,7 @@ class CertificationDefinition(models.Model):
         db_column="Certification Identifier", primary_key=True
     )
     certification_name = models.CharField(
-        db_column="Certification Name", max_length=255, blank=True, null=True
+        db_column="Certification Name", max_length=255
     )
     department = models.ForeignKey(Department, models.PROTECT)