diff --git a/server/db/pg/schema/schema.ts b/server/db/pg/schema/schema.ts
index 473d0f852..7fbcef621 100644
--- a/server/db/pg/schema/schema.ts
+++ b/server/db/pg/schema/schema.ts
@@ -158,7 +158,7 @@ export const resources = pgTable("resources", {
     maintenanceMessage: text("maintenanceMessage"),
     maintenanceEstimatedTime: text("maintenanceEstimatedTime"),
     postAuthPath: text("postAuthPath"),
-    health: varchar("health"), // "healthy", "unhealthy"
+    health: varchar("health").default("unknown"), // "healthy", "unhealthy", "unknown"
     wildcard: boolean("wildcard").notNull().default(false)
 });
 
diff --git a/server/db/sqlite/schema/schema.ts b/server/db/sqlite/schema/schema.ts
index 6a24ac8dd..423190420 100644
--- a/server/db/sqlite/schema/schema.ts
+++ b/server/db/sqlite/schema/schema.ts
@@ -179,7 +179,7 @@ export const resources = sqliteTable("resources", {
     maintenanceMessage: text("maintenanceMessage"),
     maintenanceEstimatedTime: text("maintenanceEstimatedTime"),
     postAuthPath: text("postAuthPath"),
-    health: text("health"), // "healthy", "unhealthy"
+    health: text("health").default("unknown"), // "healthy", "unhealthy", "unknown"
     wildcard: integer("wildcard", { mode: "boolean" }).notNull().default(false)
 });
 
diff --git a/server/setup/scriptsPg/1.18.0.ts b/server/setup/scriptsPg/1.18.0.ts
index 8431a11c1..fe43112a2 100644
--- a/server/setup/scriptsPg/1.18.0.ts
+++ b/server/setup/scriptsPg/1.18.0.ts
@@ -347,7 +347,7 @@ export default async function migration() {
         `);
 
         await db.execute(sql`
-        ALTER TABLE "resources" ADD "health" varchar;
+            ALTER TABLE "resources" ADD "health" varchar DEFAULT 'unknown';
         `);
 
         await db.execute(sql`
diff --git a/server/setup/scriptsSqlite/1.18.0.ts b/server/setup/scriptsSqlite/1.18.0.ts
index d34cf1541..aba817df1 100644
--- a/server/setup/scriptsSqlite/1.18.0.ts
+++ b/server/setup/scriptsSqlite/1.18.0.ts
@@ -332,7 +332,7 @@ export default async function migration() {
             ).run();
             db.prepare(
                 `
-                ALTER TABLE 'resources' ADD 'health' text;
+                ALTER TABLE 'resources' ADD 'health' text DEFAULT 'unknown';
             `
             ).run();
             db.prepare(