diff --git a/packages/backend/migration/1736372582304-approval.js b/packages/backend/migration/1736372582304-approval.js
index d107a1970..82c025211 100644
--- a/packages/backend/migration/1736372582304-approval.js
+++ b/packages/backend/migration/1736372582304-approval.js
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ export class ApprovalSignup1697580470000 {
 
 	async up(queryRunner) {
 			await queryRunner.query(`ALTER TABLE "meta" ADD "approvalRequiredForSignup" boolean DEFAULT false NOT NULL`);
-			await queryRunner.query(`ALTER TABLE "user" ADD "approved" boolean DEFAULT false NOT NULL`);
+			await queryRunner.query(`ALTER TABLE "user" ADD "approved" boolean DEFAULT true NOT NULL`);
 			await queryRunner.query(`ALTER TABLE "user" ADD "signupReason" character varying(1000) NULL`);
 			await queryRunner.query(`ALTER TABLE "user_pending" ADD "reason" character varying(1000) NULL`);
 	}