diff --git a/db/migrate/20230206203117_migrate_filetype_extensions_not_nil.rb b/db/migrate/20230206203117_migrate_filetype_extensions_not_nil.rb
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..485d5542
--- /dev/null
+++ b/db/migrate/20230206203117_migrate_filetype_extensions_not_nil.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+# frozen_string_literal: true
+
+class MigrateFiletypeExtensionsNotNil < ActiveRecord::Migration[7.0]
+  def change
+    FileType.all.find_all {|file_type| file_type.file_extension.nil? }.each do |file_type|
+      file_type.update file_extension: ''
+    end
+  end
+end
diff --git a/db/schema.rb b/db/schema.rb
index de6e7ea5..79780f02 100644
--- a/db/schema.rb
+++ b/db/schema.rb
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@
 #
 # It's strongly recommended that you check this file into your version control system.
 
-ActiveRecord::Schema[7.0].define(version: 2023_01_20_185807) do
+ActiveRecord::Schema[7.0].define(version: 2023_02_06_203117) do
   # These are extensions that must be enabled in order to support this database
   enable_extension "pg_trgm"
   enable_extension "pgcrypto"