diff --git a/coderd/database/migrations/000045_workspacebuildname.down.sql b/coderd/database/migrations/000045_workspacebuildname.down.sql
index ebf4ef5ef4cb3..58a6f6dd919be 100644
--- a/coderd/database/migrations/000045_workspacebuildname.down.sql
+++ b/coderd/database/migrations/000045_workspacebuildname.down.sql
@@ -1,2 +1,2 @@
 ALTER TABLE workspace_builds
-    ADD COLUMN name character varying(64) NOT NULL;
+    ADD COLUMN name character varying(64) NOT NULL DEFAULT '';
diff --git a/coderd/database/migrations/migrate_test.go b/coderd/database/migrations/migrate_test.go
index a6193592c7529..b85781124cc8c 100644
--- a/coderd/database/migrations/migrate_test.go
+++ b/coderd/database/migrations/migrate_test.go
@@ -331,6 +331,10 @@ func TestMigrateUpWithFixtures(t *testing.T) {
 					s.Add(table, count)
 				}
 			}
+
+			// Test that migration down is successful after up.
+			err = migrations.Down(db)
+			require.NoError(t, err, "final migration down should be successful")
 		})
 	}
 }