diff --git a/schema/mssql/inserts.sql b/schema/mssql/inserts.sql
index aabb5155..b70fa428 100644
--- a/schema/mssql/inserts.sql
+++ b/schema/mssql/inserts.sql
@@ -13,8 +13,8 @@ INSERT INTO [users_groups] ([name],[permissions],[plugin_perms]) VALUES ('Member
 INSERT INTO [users_groups] ([name],[permissions],[plugin_perms],[is_banned]) VALUES ('Banned','{"ViewTopic":true}','{}',1);
 INSERT INTO [users_groups] ([name],[permissions],[plugin_perms]) VALUES ('Awaiting Activation','{"ViewTopic":true}','{}');
 INSERT INTO [users_groups] ([name],[permissions],[plugin_perms],[tag]) VALUES ('Not Loggedin','{"ViewTopic":true}','{}','Guest');
-INSERT INTO [forums] ([name],[active],[desc]) VALUES ('Reports',0,'All the reports go here');
-INSERT INTO [forums] ([name],[lastTopicID],[lastReplyerID],[desc]) VALUES ('General',1,1,'A place for general discussions which don''t fit elsewhere');
+INSERT INTO [forums] ([name],[active],[desc],[tmpl]) VALUES ('Reports',0,'All the reports go here','');
+INSERT INTO [forums] ([name],[lastTopicID],[lastReplyerID],[desc],[tmpl]) VALUES ('General',1,1,'A place for general discussions which don''t fit elsewhere','');
 INSERT INTO [forums_permissions] ([gid],[fid],[permissions]) VALUES (1,1,'{"ViewTopic":true,"CreateReply":true,"CreateTopic":true,"PinTopic":true,"CloseTopic":true}');
 INSERT INTO [forums_permissions] ([gid],[fid],[permissions]) VALUES (2,1,'{"ViewTopic":true,"CreateReply":true,"CloseTopic":true}');
 INSERT INTO [forums_permissions] ([gid],[fid],[permissions]) VALUES (3,1,'{}');
diff --git a/schema/mssql/query_forums.sql b/schema/mssql/query_forums.sql
index 47d5ed1a..35ee3368 100644
--- a/schema/mssql/query_forums.sql
+++ b/schema/mssql/query_forums.sql
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ CREATE TABLE [forums] (
 	[fid] int not null IDENTITY,
 	[name] nvarchar (100) not null,
 	[desc] nvarchar (200) not null,
-	[tmpl] nvarchar (200) not null,
+	[tmpl] nvarchar (200) DEFAULT '' not null,
 	[active] bit DEFAULT 1 not null,
 	[order] int DEFAULT 0 not null,
 	[topicCount] int DEFAULT 0 not null,
diff --git a/schema/mysql/inserts.sql b/schema/mysql/inserts.sql
index 946467bb..03ca48d6 100644
--- a/schema/mysql/inserts.sql
+++ b/schema/mysql/inserts.sql
@@ -21,8 +21,8 @@ INSERT INTO `users_groups`(`name`,`permissions`,`plugin_perms`) VALUES ('Member'
 INSERT INTO `users_groups`(`name`,`permissions`,`plugin_perms`,`is_banned`) VALUES ('Banned','{"ViewTopic":true}','{}',1);
 INSERT INTO `users_groups`(`name`,`permissions`,`plugin_perms`) VALUES ('Awaiting Activation','{"ViewTopic":true}','{}');
 INSERT INTO `users_groups`(`name`,`permissions`,`plugin_perms`,`tag`) VALUES ('Not Loggedin','{"ViewTopic":true}','{}','Guest');
-INSERT INTO `forums`(`name`,`active`,`desc`) VALUES ('Reports',0,'All the reports go here');
-INSERT INTO `forums`(`name`,`lastTopicID`,`lastReplyerID`,`desc`) VALUES ('General',1,1,'A place for general discussions which don''t fit elsewhere');
+INSERT INTO `forums`(`name`,`active`,`desc`,`tmpl`) VALUES ('Reports',0,'All the reports go here','');
+INSERT INTO `forums`(`name`,`lastTopicID`,`lastReplyerID`,`desc`,`tmpl`) VALUES ('General',1,1,'A place for general discussions which don''t fit elsewhere','');
 INSERT INTO `forums_permissions`(`gid`,`fid`,`permissions`) VALUES (1,1,'{"ViewTopic":true,"CreateReply":true,"CreateTopic":true,"PinTopic":true,"CloseTopic":true}');
 INSERT INTO `forums_permissions`(`gid`,`fid`,`permissions`) VALUES (2,1,'{"ViewTopic":true,"CreateReply":true,"CloseTopic":true}');
 INSERT INTO `forums_permissions`(`gid`,`fid`,`permissions`) VALUES (3,1,'{}');
diff --git a/schema/mysql/query_forums.sql b/schema/mysql/query_forums.sql
index 0c7af8fb..31e6da99 100644
--- a/schema/mysql/query_forums.sql
+++ b/schema/mysql/query_forums.sql
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ CREATE TABLE `forums` (
 	`fid` int not null AUTO_INCREMENT,
 	`name` varchar(100) not null,
 	`desc` varchar(200) not null,
-	`tmpl` varchar(200) not null,
+	`tmpl` varchar(200) DEFAULT '' not null,
 	`active` boolean DEFAULT 1 not null,
 	`order` int DEFAULT 0 not null,
 	`topicCount` int DEFAULT 0 not null,
diff --git a/schema/pgsql/inserts.sql b/schema/pgsql/inserts.sql
index 6819cfd0..3f3bf0ca 100644
--- a/schema/pgsql/inserts.sql
+++ b/schema/pgsql/inserts.sql
@@ -13,8 +13,8 @@ INSERT INTO "users_groups"("name","permissions","plugin_perms") VALUES ('Member'
 INSERT INTO "users_groups"("name","permissions","plugin_perms","is_banned") VALUES ('Banned','{"ViewTopic":true}','{}',1);
 INSERT INTO "users_groups"("name","permissions","plugin_perms") VALUES ('Awaiting Activation','{"ViewTopic":true}','{}');
 INSERT INTO "users_groups"("name","permissions","plugin_perms","tag") VALUES ('Not Loggedin','{"ViewTopic":true}','{}','Guest');
-INSERT INTO "forums"("name","active","desc") VALUES ('Reports',0,'All the reports go here');
-INSERT INTO "forums"("name","lastTopicID","lastReplyerID","desc") VALUES ('General',1,1,'A place for general discussions which don''t fit elsewhere');
+INSERT INTO "forums"("name","active","desc","tmpl") VALUES ('Reports',0,'All the reports go here','');
+INSERT INTO "forums"("name","lastTopicID","lastReplyerID","desc","tmpl") VALUES ('General',1,1,'A place for general discussions which don''t fit elsewhere','');
 INSERT INTO "forums_permissions"("gid","fid","permissions") VALUES (1,1,'{"ViewTopic":true,"CreateReply":true,"CreateTopic":true,"PinTopic":true,"CloseTopic":true}');
 INSERT INTO "forums_permissions"("gid","fid","permissions") VALUES (2,1,'{"ViewTopic":true,"CreateReply":true,"CloseTopic":true}');
 INSERT INTO "forums_permissions"("gid","fid","permissions") VALUES (3,1,'{}');
diff --git a/schema/pgsql/query_forums.sql b/schema/pgsql/query_forums.sql
index 8f59d6ec..79bba822 100644
--- a/schema/pgsql/query_forums.sql
+++ b/schema/pgsql/query_forums.sql
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ CREATE TABLE "forums" (
 	`fid` serial not null,
 	`name` varchar (100) not null,
 	`desc` varchar (200) not null,
-	`tmpl` varchar (200) not null,
+	`tmpl` varchar (200) DEFAULT '' not null,
 	`active` boolean DEFAULT 1 not null,
 	`order` int DEFAULT 0 not null,
 	`topicCount` int DEFAULT 0 not null,