diff --git a/install/database/2024_05_16_create_client_states_table.sql b/install/database/2024_05_16_create_client_states_table.sql
index 26a02590..89b70c1f 100644
--- a/install/database/2024_05_16_create_client_states_table.sql
+++ b/install/database/2024_05_16_create_client_states_table.sql
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 CREATE TABLE IF NOT EXISTS `client_states` (
     `id`      CHAR(64) PRIMARY KEY,
-    `state`   JSON NOT NULL DEFAULT '{}',
+    `state`   JSON NOT NULL DEFAULT ('{}'),
     `created` DATETIME DEFAULT CURRENT_TIMESTAMP,
     `updated` DATETIME DEFAULT CURRENT_TIMESTAMP ON UPDATE CURRENT_TIMESTAMP
 ) DEFAULT CHARSET=utf8 COLLATE=utf8_general_ci;