diff --git a/src/tagstudio/core/library/alchemy/constants.py b/src/tagstudio/core/library/alchemy/constants.py
index 7cc8d044..bfc469e9 100644
--- a/src/tagstudio/core/library/alchemy/constants.py
+++ b/src/tagstudio/core/library/alchemy/constants.py
@@ -40,15 +40,17 @@ SELECT tag_id FROM ChildTags;
 
 
 DEFAULT_TEXT_FIELD_TEMPLATES = (
-    TextFieldTemplate(name="Title"),
-    TextFieldTemplate(name="Author"),
-    TextFieldTemplate(name="Artist"),
-    TextFieldTemplate(name="URL"),
-    TextFieldTemplate(name="Description", is_multiline=True),
-    TextFieldTemplate(name="Notes", is_multiline=True),
-    TextFieldTemplate(name="Comments", is_multiline=True),
+    {"name": "Title", "is_multiline": False},
+    {"name": "Author", "is_multiline": False},
+    {"name": "Artist", "is_multiline": False},
+    {"name": "URL", "is_multiline": False},
+    {"name": "Description", "is_multiline": True},
+    {"name": "Notes", "is_multiline": True},
+    {"name": "Comments", "is_multiline": True},
 )
 
-DEFAULT_DATETIME_FIELD_TEMPLATES = (DatetimeFieldTemplate(name="Date"),)
+DEFAULT_DATETIME_FIELD_TEMPLATES = ({"name": "Date"},)
 
-DEFAULT_FIELD_TEMPLATES = DEFAULT_TEXT_FIELD_TEMPLATES + DEFAULT_DATETIME_FIELD_TEMPLATES
+DEFAULT_FIELD_TEMPLATES = [TextFieldTemplate(**p) for p in DEFAULT_TEXT_FIELD_TEMPLATES] + [
+    DatetimeFieldTemplate(**p) for p in DEFAULT_DATETIME_FIELD_TEMPLATES
+]
diff --git a/src/tagstudio/core/library/alchemy/migrations.py b/src/tagstudio/core/library/alchemy/migrations.py
index a5f2ab51..aa0179e5 100644
--- a/src/tagstudio/core/library/alchemy/migrations.py
+++ b/src/tagstudio/core/library/alchemy/migrations.py
@@ -422,7 +422,14 @@ class MigrationTo200(DBMigration):
         text_boxes = [
             x.get("name") for x in LEGACY_FIELD_MAP.values() if x.get("is_multiline") is True
         ]
-        conn.execute("UPDATE text_fields SET is_multiline = true WHERE name in ?", text_boxes)
+        conn.execute(
+            f"""
+                UPDATE text_fields
+                SET is_multiline = true
+                WHERE name IN ({",".join(["?"] * len(text_boxes))})
+            """,
+            text_boxes,
+        )
 
         # Repair legacy "Description" and "Comments" fields to use is_multiline = True
         logger.info(fmt_log("Repairing legacy Description and Comments fields..."))
@@ -450,12 +457,12 @@ class MigrationTo200(DBMigration):
         # Add default field templates
         logger.info(fmt_log("Adding default field templates..."))
         conn.executemany(
-            "INSERT INTO text_field_templates (id, name, is_multiline) VALUES (?, ?, ?)",
-            [(t.id, t.name, t.is_multiline) for t in DEFAULT_TEXT_FIELD_TEMPLATES],
+            "INSERT INTO text_field_templates (name, is_multiline) VALUES (:name, :is_multiline)",
+            DEFAULT_TEXT_FIELD_TEMPLATES,
         )
         conn.executemany(
-            "INSERT INTO datetime_field_templates (id, name) VALUES (?, ?)",
-            [(t.id, t.name) for t in DEFAULT_DATETIME_FIELD_TEMPLATES],
+            "INSERT INTO datetime_field_templates (name) VALUES (:name)",
+            DEFAULT_DATETIME_FIELD_TEMPLATES,
         )
 
         # DB indices for improved performance