diff --git a/blocks/rss_client/db/postgres7.php b/blocks/rss_client/db/postgres7.php
index d7fa36bea82..49afcf20f47 100644
--- a/blocks/rss_client/db/postgres7.php
+++ b/blocks/rss_client/db/postgres7.php
@@ -12,6 +12,12 @@ function rss_client_upgrade($oldversion) {
         table_column('block_rss_client','description','description','text');
     }
 
+    if ($oldversion < 2005090201) {
+        modify_database('', 'ALTER TABLE prefix_block_rss_client
+            ALTER COLUMN title SET DEFAULT \'\',
+            ALTER COLUMN description SET DEFAULT \'\'');
+    }
+
     return true;
 }
 
diff --git a/blocks/version.php b/blocks/version.php
index 0836067fc60..2483818935b 100644
--- a/blocks/version.php
+++ b/blocks/version.php
@@ -5,4 +5,4 @@
 // database (blocks_version) to determine whether upgrades should
 // be performed (see db/backup_*.php)
 
-$blocks_version = 2005090200;   // The current version is a date (YYYYMMDDXX)
+$blocks_version = 2005090201;   // The current version is a date (YYYYMMDDXX)