diff --git a/core/server/data/db/connection.js b/core/server/data/db/connection.js
index d70c782b89..397446d4ba 100644
--- a/core/server/data/db/connection.js
+++ b/core/server/data/db/connection.js
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ function configure(dbConfig) {
     }
 
     if (client === 'sqlite3') {
-        dbConfig.useNullAsDefault = false;
+        dbConfig.useNullAsDefault = dbConfig.useNullAsDefault || false;
     }
 
     return dbConfig;