diff --git a/db/migrate/20130419190306_allow_merges_for_forks.rb b/db/migrate/20130419190306_allow_merges_for_forks.rb
index 691293a..56ce58a 100644
--- a/db/migrate/20130419190306_allow_merges_for_forks.rb
+++ b/db/migrate/20130419190306_allow_merges_for_forks.rb
@@ -1,7 +1,8 @@
 class AllowMergesForForks < ActiveRecord::Migration
   def self.up
-    add_column :merge_requests, :target_project_id, :integer, :null => false
+    add_column :merge_requests, :target_project_id, :integer, :null => true
     MergeRequest.update_all("target_project_id = project_id")
+    change_column :merge_requests, :target_project_id, :integer, :null => false
     rename_column :merge_requests, :project_id, :source_project_id
   end
 
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