diff --git a/server/migrations/7_fix_glyph.sql b/server/migrations/7_fix_glyph.sql
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..f254de5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/server/migrations/7_fix_glyph.sql
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+alter table messages
+    drop column glyph;
+
+alter table messages
+    add column glyph integer not null default 3;
diff --git a/server/src/message.rs b/server/src/message.rs
index 9903074..97706dd 100644
--- a/server/src/message.rs
+++ b/server/src/message.rs
@@ -21,10 +21,14 @@ pub struct Message {
     pub word_2_list: Option<usize>,
     pub word_2_word: Option<usize>,
 
-    #[serde(default)]
+    #[serde(default = "glyph_default")]
     pub glyph: i8,
 }
 
+fn glyph_default() -> i8 {
+    3
+}
+
 #[derive(Debug, Serialize)]
 pub struct RetrievedMessage {
     pub id: String,