diff --git a/db/init_db.py b/db/init_db.py
index 19581fd..4ef6654 100644
--- a/db/init_db.py
+++ b/db/init_db.py
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ init_db_tables_sql = """
         name varchar(50), \
         description varchar(1000), \
         creator varchar(30), \
-        contributors smallint, \
+        contributors smallint DEFAULT 1, \
         status bit(1) DEFAULT 1, \
         tags varchar(100), \
         category varchar(20), \