diff --git a/commands/profile.js b/commands/profile.js
index 12e09e4..28bd50e 100644
--- a/commands/profile.js
+++ b/commands/profile.js
@@ -26,9 +26,7 @@ module.exports = {
 
         let profile = await user.getProfile();
 
-        let customStatus = profile.customStatus ? profile.customStatus : "A Band Bot user";
-        
-        customStatus = customStatus.replace(/(.{0,40}[\s])/g, '<tspan x="443" dy="1.2em">$1</tspan>');
+        let customStatus = profile.customStatus.replace(/(.{0,40}[\s])/g, '<tspan x="443" dy="1.2em">$1</tspan>');
 
         let profileTemplate = fs.readFileSync('/app/assets/profile/profile.svg').toString();
         profileTemplate = profileTemplate.replace(/{{USERNAME}}/g, discordUser.username.substr(0,15)+(discordUser.username.length>15?'...':''));
diff --git a/migrations/20220921103647-add-default-custom-status.js b/migrations/20220921103647-add-default-custom-status.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..c822414
--- /dev/null
+++ b/migrations/20220921103647-add-default-custom-status.js
@@ -0,0 +1,35 @@
+'use strict';
+
+module.exports = {
+  async up (queryInterface, Sequelize) {
+    /**
+     * Add altering commands here.
+     *
+     * Example:
+     * await queryInterface.createTable('users', { id: Sequelize.INTEGER });
+     */
+    let defaultStatus = "Hello, I'm new here!";
+    //Replace existin null values with default
+    await queryInterface.sequelize.query(`UPDATE Profiles SET customStatus = "${defaultStatus}" WHERE customStatus IS NULL`);
+    //Update column defaults
+    await queryInterface.changeColumn('Profiles', 'customStatus', {
+      type: Sequelize.STRING,
+      allowNull: false,
+      defaultValue: defaultStatus
+    });
+  },
+
+  async down (queryInterface, Sequelize) {
+    /**
+     * Add reverting commands here.
+     *
+     * Example:
+     * await queryInterface.dropTable('users');
+     */
+    await queryInterface.changeColumn('Profiles', 'customStatus', {
+      type: Sequelize.STRING,
+      allowNull: true,
+      defaultValue: null
+    });
+  }
+};