diff --git a/config/sql/channel_continuations.sql b/config/sql/channel_continuations.sql
index 629b2aef..5ac2facf 100644
--- a/config/sql/channel_continuations.sql
+++ b/config/sql/channel_continuations.sql
@@ -5,8 +5,8 @@
 CREATE TABLE IF NOT EXISTS public.channel_continuations
 (
   id text NOT NULL,
-  page integer,
-  sort_by text,
+  page integer NOT NULL,
+  sort_by text NOT NULL,
   continuation text,
   CONSTRAINT channel_continuations_id_page_sort_by_key UNIQUE (id, page, sort_by)
 );
diff --git a/src/invidious/channels/channels.cr b/src/invidious/channels/channels.cr
index 37868475..a27829db 100644
--- a/src/invidious/channels/channels.cr
+++ b/src/invidious/channels/channels.cr
@@ -12,8 +12,8 @@ struct ChannelContinuation
   include DB::Serializable
 
   property id : String
-  property page : Int32 = 0
-  property sort_by : String = "newest"
+  property page : Int32
+  property sort_by : String
   property continuation : String
 
   def to_tuple