diff --git a/db/install.xml b/db/install.xml
index 99a6467..3842add 100644
--- a/db/install.xml
+++ b/db/install.xml
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@
         <FIELD NAME="description" TYPE="text" NOTNULL="true" SEQUENCE="false"/>
         <FIELD NAME="descriptionformat" TYPE="int" LENGTH="2" NOTNULL="true" DEFAULT="0" SEQUENCE="false"/>
         <FIELD NAME="studentscanmark" TYPE="int" LENGTH="1" NOTNULL="true" DEFAULT="0" SEQUENCE="false"/>
-        <FIELD NAME="studentpassword" TYPE="char" LENGTH="50" NOTNULL="true" DEFAULT="" SEQUENCE="false"/>
+        <FIELD NAME="studentpassword" TYPE="char" LENGTH="50" NOTNULL="false" DEFAULT="" SEQUENCE="false"/>
         <FIELD NAME="statusset" TYPE="int" LENGTH="5" NOTNULL="true" DEFAULT="0" SEQUENCE="false" COMMENT="Which set of statuses to use"/>
         <FIELD NAME="caleventid" TYPE="int" LENGTH="10" NOTNULL="true" DEFAULT="0" SEQUENCE="false"/>
       </FIELDS>
diff --git a/db/upgrade.php b/db/upgrade.php
index d00522f..e774665 100644
--- a/db/upgrade.php
+++ b/db/upgrade.php
@@ -237,7 +237,7 @@ function xmldb_attendance_upgrade($oldversion=0) {
         $table = new xmldb_table('attendance_sessions');
 
         $field = new xmldb_field('studentpassword');
-        $field->set_attributes(XMLDB_TYPE_CHAR, '50', null, null, null, '', 'studentscanmark');
+        $field->set_attributes(XMLDB_TYPE_CHAR, '50', null, false, null, '', 'studentscanmark');
         if (!$dbman->field_exists($table, $field)) {
             $dbman->add_field($table, $field);
         }