diff --git a/src/backend/distributed/citus--6.2-2--6.2-3.sql b/src/backend/distributed/citus--6.2-2--6.2-3.sql
index ef52e3cac..6ec3ace56 100644
--- a/src/backend/distributed/citus--6.2-2--6.2-3.sql
+++ b/src/backend/distributed/citus--6.2-2--6.2-3.sql
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 
 SET search_path = 'pg_catalog';
 
-ALTER TABLE pg_dist_node ADD isactive bool;
+ALTER TABLE pg_dist_node ADD isactive bool NOT NULL DEFAULT true;
 
 DROP FUNCTION IF EXISTS master_add_node(text, integer);