diff --git a/modules/aggregator/aggregator.install b/modules/aggregator/aggregator.install
index 6c3220e4a00e779980aa4ab46f77baae6fcef80c..9cc59cc2d6b03aa5e81264607c44d5779a84b3d1 100644
--- a/modules/aggregator/aggregator.install
+++ b/modules/aggregator/aggregator.install
@@ -89,8 +89,8 @@ function aggregator_install() {
         refresh int NOT NULL default '0',
         checked int NOT NULL default '0',
         link varchar(255) NOT NULL default '',
-        description text NOT NULL,
-        image text NOT NULL,
+        description text NOT NULL default '',
+        image text NOT NULL default '',
         etag varchar(255) NOT NULL default '',
         modified int NOT NULL default '0',
         block smallint NOT NULL default '0',