diff --git a/core/server/data/migrations/versions/4.0/01-remove-not-null-constraint-from-plan-name-column.js b/core/server/data/migrations/versions/4.0/01-remove-not-null-constraint-from-plan-name-column.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..3e3f31a39b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/core/server/data/migrations/versions/4.0/01-remove-not-null-constraint-from-plan-name-column.js
@@ -0,0 +1,64 @@
+const {createNonTransactionalMigration} = require('../../utils');
+const {createTable, deleteTable} = require('../../../schema/commands');
+const logging = require('../../../../../shared/logging');
+
+const tableDef = {
+    id: {type: 'string', maxlength: 24, nullable: false, primary: true},
+    customer_id: {type: 'string', maxlength: 255, nullable: false, unique: false, references: 'members_stripe_customers.customer_id', cascadeDelete: true},
+    subscription_id: {type: 'string', maxlength: 255, nullable: false, unique: true},
+    plan_id: {type: 'string', maxlength: 255, nullable: false, unique: false},
+    status: {type: 'string', maxlength: 50, nullable: false},
+    cancel_at_period_end: {type: 'bool', nullable: false, defaultTo: false},
+    cancellation_reason: {type: 'string', maxlength: 500, nullable: true},
+    current_period_end: {type: 'dateTime', nullable: false},
+    start_date: {type: 'dateTime', nullable: false},
+    default_payment_card_last4: {type: 'string', maxlength: 4, nullable: true},
+    created_at: {type: 'dateTime', nullable: false},
+    created_by: {type: 'string', maxlength: 24, nullable: false},
+    updated_at: {type: 'dateTime', nullable: true},
+    updated_by: {type: 'string', maxlength: 24, nullable: true},
+    plan_nickname: {type: 'string', maxlength: 50, nullable: true},
+    plan_interval: {type: 'string', maxlength: 50, nullable: false},
+    plan_amount: {type: 'integer', nullable: false},
+    plan_currency: {type: 'string', maxLength: 3, nullable: false}
+};
+
+module.exports = createNonTransactionalMigration(
+    async function up(knex) {
+        if (knex.client.config.client === 'mysql') {
+            logging.info('Removing NOT_NULL constraint from members_stripe_customers_subscriptions:plan_nickname');
+            await knex.schema.alterTable('members_stripe_customers_subscriptions', (table) => {
+                table.string('plan_nickname').nullable().alter();
+            });
+        } else {
+            // SQLite3 doesn't support altering columns, so we have to do a wee dance with a temp table.
+            logging.info('Creating temporary table temp_members_stripe_customers_subscriptions');
+
+            await createTable('temp_members_stripe_customers_subscriptions', knex, tableDef);
+
+            logging.info('Copying data to temporary table temp_members_stripe_customers_subscriptions');
+            await knex.raw(`
+                INSERT INTO temp_members_stripe_customers_subscriptions
+                SELECT * FROM members_stripe_customers_subscriptions
+            `);
+
+            logging.info('Dropping table members_stripe_customers_subscriptions');
+            await deleteTable('members_stripe_customers_subscriptions', knex);
+
+            logging.info('Creating table members_stripe_customers_subscriptions');
+            await createTable('members_stripe_customers_subscriptions', knex, tableDef);
+
+            logging.info('Copying data from temporary table to members_stripe_customers_subscriptions');
+            await knex.raw(`
+                INSERT INTO members_stripe_customers_subscriptions
+                SELECT * FROM temp_members_stripe_customers_subscriptions
+            `);
+
+            logging.info('Dropping temporary table temp_members_stripe_customers_subscriptions');
+            await deleteTable('temp_members_stripe_customers_subscriptions', knex);
+        }
+    },
+    async function down() {
+        // noop - we can't add a not null constraint after some of the columns have been nulled
+    }
+);
diff --git a/core/server/data/schema/schema.js b/core/server/data/schema/schema.js
index faf7b2526c..22ccee025a 100644
--- a/core/server/data/schema/schema.js
+++ b/core/server/data/schema/schema.js
@@ -432,7 +432,7 @@ module.exports = {
         updated_at: {type: 'dateTime', nullable: true},
         updated_by: {type: 'string', maxlength: 24, nullable: true},
         /* Below fields eventually should be normalised e.g. stripe_plans table, link to here on plan_id */
-        plan_nickname: {type: 'string', maxlength: 50, nullable: false},
+        plan_nickname: {type: 'string', maxlength: 50, nullable: true},
         plan_interval: {type: 'string', maxlength: 50, nullable: false},
         plan_amount: {type: 'integer', nullable: false},
         plan_currency: {type: 'string', maxLength: 3, nullable: false}
diff --git a/test/unit/data/schema/integrity_spec.js b/test/unit/data/schema/integrity_spec.js
index 2866139ee5..30fc93d371 100644
--- a/test/unit/data/schema/integrity_spec.js
+++ b/test/unit/data/schema/integrity_spec.js
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ const defaultSettings = require('../../../../core/server/data/schema/default-set
  */
 describe('DB version integrity', function () {
     // Only these variables should need updating
-    const currentSchemaHash = '47e9b182da4ea9c056878354cc291191';
+    const currentSchemaHash = 'deabc97adf47f5c6d086eaf4e3172f1d';
     const currentFixturesHash = '370d0da0ab7c45050b2ff30bce8896ba';
     const currentSettingsHash = '162f9294cc427eb32bc0577006c385ce';
     const currentRoutesHash = '3d180d52c663d173a6be791ef411ed01';