diff --git a/sql/database-create.sql b/sql/database-create.sql
index 81917e7d913dc9d3eb07b343c7ba9b593f493c94..dc584467a499841b1dfbf91993683b3c8c41d1c8 100644
--- a/sql/database-create.sql
+++ b/sql/database-create.sql
@@ -1643,7 +1643,7 @@ CREATE TABLE widearea_recent (
 
 CREATE TABLE widearea_updates (
   IP varchar(15) NOT NULL default '1.1.1.1',
-  roottag tinytext NOT NULL default '',
+  roottag tinytext NOT NULL,
   update_requested datetime NOT NULL default '0000-00-00 00:00:00',
   update_started datetime default NULL,
   PRIMARY KEY  (IP)
diff --git a/sql/database-migrate.txt b/sql/database-migrate.txt
index 74d270e3c1cf3a1d2b0b3cb44f3a3cb9b8f8c6d7..330b27cadb26e1497e6855194089a2f25fc8d0c1 100644
--- a/sql/database-migrate.txt
+++ b/sql/database-migrate.txt
@@ -662,3 +662,6 @@ last_net_act,last_cpu_act,last_ext_act);
 	page. The records are dynamic; someone like Dave will insert
 	them, and the web page will remove them after a node
 	sucessfully updates.
+
+1.155: Bring the definition for the roottag column into sync with what's in
+       the database on boss - no database changes required.