diff --git a/lib/models/settings.dart b/lib/models/settings.dart
index 039475d..56da4ea 100644
--- a/lib/models/settings.dart
+++ b/lib/models/settings.dart
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ class Settings extends DataModel<Settings> {
   String get id => '_';
   final BelongsTo<User> user = BelongsTo();
   bool isLoggedIn = false;
+  @JsonKey(defaultValue: 1)
   int dbVersion = kDbVersion;
 }
 
diff --git a/lib/models/settings.g.dart b/lib/models/settings.g.dart
index d41f6f1..ea6ef74 100644
--- a/lib/models/settings.g.dart
+++ b/lib/models/settings.g.dart
@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@ extension SettingsRelationshipGraphNodeX on RelationshipGraphNode<Settings> {
 
 Settings _$SettingsFromJson(Map<String, dynamic> json) => Settings()
   ..isLoggedIn = json['isLoggedIn'] as bool
-  ..dbVersion = (json['dbVersion'] as num).toInt();
+  ..dbVersion = (json['dbVersion'] as num?)?.toInt() ?? 1;
 
 Map<String, dynamic> _$SettingsToJson(Settings instance) => <String, dynamic>{
       'isLoggedIn': instance.isLoggedIn,