diff --git a/src/Bundle/ChillCalendarBundle/Entity/CancelReason.php b/src/Bundle/ChillCalendarBundle/Entity/CancelReason.php
index d4a2ed9a9..30a8c5a27 100644
--- a/src/Bundle/ChillCalendarBundle/Entity/CancelReason.php
+++ b/src/Bundle/ChillCalendarBundle/Entity/CancelReason.php
@@ -24,8 +24,8 @@ class CancelReason
 
     final public const CANCELEDBY_USER = 'CANCELEDBY_USER';
 
-    #[ORM\Column(type: \Doctrine\DBAL\Types\Types::BOOLEAN)]
-    private ?bool $active = null;
+    #[ORM\Column(type: \Doctrine\DBAL\Types\Types::BOOLEAN, options: ['default' => true])]
+    private bool $active = true;
 
     #[ORM\Column(type: \Doctrine\DBAL\Types\Types::STRING, length: 255)]
     private ?string $canceledBy = null;