diff --git a/sql/table.sql b/sql/table.sql
index 6dad95071a3cdfe96b867239a2815304daee1bc3..4e77168ac1d3d2970fc1bd3e938edbab41652e40 100755
--- a/sql/table.sql
+++ b/sql/table.sql
@@ -883,7 +883,7 @@ CREATE TABLE meta (
 
 
 # Auto add schema version to database
-INSERT INTO meta (meta_key, meta_value) VALUES ("schema_version", "51");
+INSERT INTO meta (species_id, meta_key, meta_value) VALUES (NULL, "schema_version", "51");
 
 # patches included in this schema file
 # NOTE: at beginning of release cycle, remove patch entries from last release