diff --git a/db/migrate/036_add_published_field_to_article.rb b/db/migrate/036_add_published_field_to_article.rb
index ebaf5be..33f3174 100644
--- a/db/migrate/036_add_published_field_to_article.rb
+++ b/db/migrate/036_add_published_field_to_article.rb
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 class AddPublishedFieldToArticle < ActiveRecord::Migration
   def self.up
     add_column :articles, :published, :boolean, :default => true
-    execute('update articles set published = 1')
+    execute('update articles set published = (1>0)')
 
     add_column :article_versions, :published, :boolean, :default => true
   end
diff --git a/db/migrate/037_add_dates_to_articles.rb b/db/migrate/037_add_dates_to_articles.rb
index f143ccc..79ce2e5 100644
--- a/db/migrate/037_add_dates_to_articles.rb
+++ b/db/migrate/037_add_dates_to_articles.rb
@@ -8,8 +8,8 @@ class AddDatesToArticles < ActiveRecord::Migration
 
   def self.up
     each_table do |table|
-      add_column table, :start_date, :type => :date
-      add_column table, :end_date, :type => :date
+      add_column table, :start_date, :date
+      add_column table, :end_date, :date
     end
   end
 
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