diff --git a/database.go b/database.go
index b164dcb..715b848 100644
--- a/database.go
+++ b/database.go
@@ -880,7 +880,7 @@ func preparetodie(db *sql.DB, s string) *sql.Stmt {
 
 func prepareStatements(db *sql.DB) {
 	stmtHonkers = preparetodie(db, "select honkerid, userid, name, xid, flavor, combos, meta from honkers where userid = ? and (flavor = 'presub' or flavor = 'sub' or flavor = 'peep' or flavor = 'unsub') order by name")
-	stmtSaveHonker = preparetodie(db, "insert into honkers (userid, name, xid, flavor, combos, owner, meta) values (?, ?, ?, ?, ?, ?, ?)")
+	stmtSaveHonker = preparetodie(db, "insert into honkers (userid, name, xid, flavor, combos, owner, meta, folxid) values (?, ?, ?, ?, ?, ?, ?, '')")
 	stmtUpdateFlavor = preparetodie(db, "update honkers set flavor = ? where userid = ? and xid = ? and name = ? and flavor = ?")
 	stmtUpdateHonker = preparetodie(db, "update honkers set name = ?, combos = ?, meta = ? where honkerid = ? and userid = ?")
 	stmtOneHonker = preparetodie(db, "select xid from honkers where name = ? and userid = ?")
@@ -927,7 +927,7 @@ func prepareStatements(db *sql.DB) {
 	stmtFindFile = preparetodie(db, "select fileid, xid from filemeta where url = ? and local = 1")
 	stmtUserByName = preparetodie(db, "select userid, username, displayname, about, pubkey, seckey, options from users where username = ? and userid > 0")
 	stmtUserByNumber = preparetodie(db, "select userid, username, displayname, about, pubkey, seckey, options from users where userid = ?")
-	stmtSaveDub = preparetodie(db, "insert into honkers (userid, name, xid, flavor) values (?, ?, ?, ?)")
+	stmtSaveDub = preparetodie(db, "insert into honkers (userid, name, xid, flavor, combos, owner, meta, folxid) values (?, ?, ?, ?, '', '', '', '')")
 	stmtAddDoover = preparetodie(db, "insert into doovers (dt, tries, userid, rcpt, msg) values (?, ?, ?, ?, ?)")
 	stmtGetDoovers = preparetodie(db, "select dooverid, dt from doovers")
 	stmtLoadDoover = preparetodie(db, "select tries, userid, rcpt, msg from doovers where dooverid = ?")
diff --git a/upgradedb.go b/upgradedb.go
index f1e5787..b98a239 100644
--- a/upgradedb.go
+++ b/upgradedb.go
@@ -23,9 +23,13 @@ import (
 	"time"
 )
 
-var myVersion = 37
+var myVersion = 38
 
-func doordie(db *sql.DB, s string, args ...interface{}) {
+type dbexecer interface {
+	Exec(query string, args ...interface{}) (sql.Result, error)
+}
+
+func doordie(db dbexecer, s string, args ...interface{}) {
 	_, err := db.Exec(s, args...)
 	if err != nil {
 		log.Fatalf("can't run %s: %s", s, err)
@@ -153,6 +157,13 @@ func upgradedb() {
 		doordie(db, "update config set value = 37 where key = 'dbversion'")
 		fallthrough
 	case 37:
+		doordie(db, "update honkers set combos = '' where combos is null")
+		doordie(db, "update honkers set owner = '' where owner is null")
+		doordie(db, "update honkers set meta = '' where meta is null")
+		doordie(db, "update honkers set folxid = '' where folxid is null")
+		doordie(db, "update config set value = 38 where key = 'dbversion'")
+		fallthrough
+	case 38:
 
 	default:
 		log.Fatalf("can't upgrade unknown version %d", dbversion)