diff --git a/store/datastore/ddl/mysql/ddl_gen.go b/store/datastore/ddl/mysql/ddl_gen.go
index f3f9efe2d..14f5b85a4 100644
--- a/store/datastore/ddl/mysql/ddl_gen.go
+++ b/store/datastore/ddl/mysql/ddl_gen.go
@@ -104,6 +104,10 @@ var migrations = []struct {
 		name: "update-table-set-repo-seq",
 		stmt: updateTableSetRepoSeq,
 	},
+	{
+		name: "update-table-set-repo-seq-default",
+		stmt: updateTableSetRepoSeqDefault,
+	},
 }
 
 // Migrate performs the database migration. If the migration fails
@@ -490,3 +494,8 @@ UPDATE repos SET repo_counter = (
   WHERE builds.build_repo_id = repos.repo_id
 )
 `
+
+var updateTableSetRepoSeqDefault = `
+UPDATE repos SET repo_counter = 0
+WHERE repo_counter IS NULL
+`
diff --git a/store/datastore/ddl/mysql/files/014_add_column_repo_seq.sql b/store/datastore/ddl/mysql/files/014_add_column_repo_seq.sql
index ed04c9848..a0be87dda 100644
--- a/store/datastore/ddl/mysql/files/014_add_column_repo_seq.sql
+++ b/store/datastore/ddl/mysql/files/014_add_column_repo_seq.sql
@@ -9,3 +9,8 @@ UPDATE repos SET repo_counter = (
   FROM builds
   WHERE builds.build_repo_id = repos.repo_id
 )
+
+-- name: update-table-set-repo-seq-default
+
+UPDATE repos SET repo_counter = 0
+WHERE repo_counter IS NULL
diff --git a/store/datastore/ddl/postgres/ddl_gen.go b/store/datastore/ddl/postgres/ddl_gen.go
index a39cebd74..a4d21ff5c 100644
--- a/store/datastore/ddl/postgres/ddl_gen.go
+++ b/store/datastore/ddl/postgres/ddl_gen.go
@@ -104,6 +104,10 @@ var migrations = []struct {
 		name: "update-table-set-repo-seq",
 		stmt: updateTableSetRepoSeq,
 	},
+	{
+		name: "update-table-set-repo-seq-default",
+		stmt: updateTableSetRepoSeqDefault,
+	},
 }
 
 // Migrate performs the database migration. If the migration fails
@@ -490,3 +494,8 @@ UPDATE repos SET repo_counter = (
   WHERE builds.build_repo_id = repos.repo_id
 )
 `
+
+var updateTableSetRepoSeqDefault = `
+UPDATE repos SET repo_counter = 0
+WHERE repo_counter IS NULL
+`
diff --git a/store/datastore/ddl/postgres/files/014_add_column_repo_seq.sql b/store/datastore/ddl/postgres/files/014_add_column_repo_seq.sql
index ed04c9848..a0be87dda 100644
--- a/store/datastore/ddl/postgres/files/014_add_column_repo_seq.sql
+++ b/store/datastore/ddl/postgres/files/014_add_column_repo_seq.sql
@@ -9,3 +9,8 @@ UPDATE repos SET repo_counter = (
   FROM builds
   WHERE builds.build_repo_id = repos.repo_id
 )
+
+-- name: update-table-set-repo-seq-default
+
+UPDATE repos SET repo_counter = 0
+WHERE repo_counter IS NULL
diff --git a/store/datastore/ddl/sqlite/ddl_gen.go b/store/datastore/ddl/sqlite/ddl_gen.go
index 5d660ee89..0eeab520a 100644
--- a/store/datastore/ddl/sqlite/ddl_gen.go
+++ b/store/datastore/ddl/sqlite/ddl_gen.go
@@ -108,6 +108,10 @@ var migrations = []struct {
 		name: "update-table-set-repo-seq",
 		stmt: updateTableSetRepoSeq,
 	},
+	{
+		name: "update-table-set-repo-seq-default",
+		stmt: updateTableSetRepoSeqDefault,
+	},
 }
 
 // Migrate performs the database migration. If the migration fails
@@ -491,3 +495,8 @@ UPDATE repos SET repo_counter = (
   WHERE builds.build_repo_id = repos.repo_id
 )
 `
+
+var updateTableSetRepoSeqDefault = `
+UPDATE repos SET repo_counter = 0
+WHERE repo_counter IS NULL
+`
diff --git a/store/datastore/ddl/sqlite/files/014_add_column_repo_seq.sql b/store/datastore/ddl/sqlite/files/014_add_column_repo_seq.sql
index ed04c9848..a0be87dda 100644
--- a/store/datastore/ddl/sqlite/files/014_add_column_repo_seq.sql
+++ b/store/datastore/ddl/sqlite/files/014_add_column_repo_seq.sql
@@ -9,3 +9,8 @@ UPDATE repos SET repo_counter = (
   FROM builds
   WHERE builds.build_repo_id = repos.repo_id
 )
+
+-- name: update-table-set-repo-seq-default
+
+UPDATE repos SET repo_counter = 0
+WHERE repo_counter IS NULL