diff --git a/translators/cockroach.go b/translators/cockroach.go
index 0421adbc..fdaf0c16 100644
--- a/translators/cockroach.go
+++ b/translators/cockroach.go
@@ -304,7 +304,7 @@ func (p *Cockroach) DropForeignKey(t fizz.Table) (string, error) {
 func (p *Cockroach) buildAddColumn(c fizz.Column) string {
 	s := fmt.Sprintf("\"%s\" %s", c.Name, p.colType(c))
 
-	if c.Options["null"] == nil || c.Primary {
+	if c.Options["null"] != true || c.Primary {
 		s = fmt.Sprintf("%s NOT NULL", s)
 	}
 	if c.Options["default"] != nil {
diff --git a/translators/cockroach_test.go b/translators/cockroach_test.go
index 70457a45..e5850527 100644
--- a/translators/cockroach_test.go
+++ b/translators/cockroach_test.go
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@ PRIMARY KEY("id"),
 	create_table("users") {
 		t.Column("id", "integer", {"primary": true})
 		t.Column("first_name", "string", {})
-		t.Column("last_name", "string", {})
+		t.Column("last_name", "string", {"null": false})
 		t.Column("email", "string", {"size":20})
 		t.Column("permissions", "jsonb", {"null": true})
 		t.Column("age", "integer", {"null": true, "default": 40})
@@ -80,7 +80,7 @@ PRIMARY KEY("uuid"),
 	res, _ := fizz.AString(`
 	create_table("users") {
 		t.Column("first_name", "string", {})
-		t.Column("last_name", "string", {})
+		t.Column("last_name", "string", {"null": false})
 		t.Column("email", "string", {"size":20})
 		t.Column("permissions", "jsonb", {"null": true})
 		t.Column("age", "integer", {"null": true, "default": 40})
@@ -119,7 +119,7 @@ CONSTRAINT "profiles_users_id_fk" FOREIGN KEY ("user_id") REFERENCES "users" ("i
 		t.Column("id", "INT", {"primary": true})
 		t.Column("user_id", "INT", {})
 		t.Column("first_name", "string", {})
-		t.Column("last_name", "string", {})
+		t.Column("last_name", "string", {"null": false})
 		t.ForeignKey("user_id", {"users": ["id"]}, {})
 	}
 	`, p.crdbt())
diff --git a/translators/mssqlserver.go b/translators/mssqlserver.go
index 6fd27e46..ef007115 100644
--- a/translators/mssqlserver.go
+++ b/translators/mssqlserver.go
@@ -82,7 +82,7 @@ func (p *MsSqlServer) ChangeColumn(t fizz.Table) (string, error) {
 
 	cmds := make([]string, 0)
 	s := fmt.Sprintf("ALTER TABLE %s ALTER COLUMN %s %s", t.Name, c.Name, p.colType(c))
-	if c.Options["null"] == nil {
+	if c.Options["null"] != true {
 		s = fmt.Sprintf("%s NOT NULL", s)
 	} else {
 		s = fmt.Sprintf("%s NULL", s)
@@ -197,7 +197,7 @@ func (p *MsSqlServer) DropForeignKey(t fizz.Table) (string, error) {
 
 func (p *MsSqlServer) buildAddColumn(tableName string, c fizz.Column) string {
 	s := fmt.Sprintf("%s %s", c.Name, p.colType(c))
-	if c.Options["null"] == nil {
+	if c.Options["null"] != true {
 		s = fmt.Sprintf("%s NOT NULL", s)
 	}
 	setDefault := c.Options["default"] != nil || c.Options["default_raw"] != nil
diff --git a/translators/mssqlserver_test.go b/translators/mssqlserver_test.go
index 896e88a6..eb5e2bd9 100644
--- a/translators/mssqlserver_test.go
+++ b/translators/mssqlserver_test.go
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ updated_at DATETIME NOT NULL
 	res, _ := fizz.AString(`
 	create_table("users") {
 		t.Column("first_name", "string", {})
-		t.Column("last_name", "string", {})
+		t.Column("last_name", "string", {"null": false})
 		t.Column("email", "string", {"size":20})
 		t.Column("permissions", "text", {"null": true})
 		t.Column("age", "integer", {"null": true, "default": 40})
@@ -72,7 +72,7 @@ updated_at DATETIME NOT NULL
 	res, _ := fizz.AString(`
 	create_table("users") {
 		t.Column("first_name", "string", {})
-		t.Column("last_name", "string", {})
+		t.Column("last_name", "string", {"null": false})
 		t.Column("email", "string", {"size":20})
 		t.Column("permissions", "text", {"null": true})
 		t.Column("age", "integer", {"null": true, "default": 40})
@@ -109,7 +109,7 @@ ALTER TABLE profiles ADD CONSTRAINT profiles_users_id_fk FOREIGN KEY (user_id) R
 		t.Column("id", "INT", {"primary": true})
 		t.Column("user_id", "INT", {})
 		t.Column("first_name", "string", {})
-		t.Column("last_name", "string", {})
+		t.Column("last_name", "string", {"null": false})
 		t.ForeignKey("user_id", {"users": ["id"]}, {})
 	}
 	`, sqlsrv)
diff --git a/translators/mysql.go b/translators/mysql.go
index 1ce51c26..82c56e25 100644
--- a/translators/mysql.go
+++ b/translators/mysql.go
@@ -210,7 +210,7 @@ func (p *MySQL) DropForeignKey(t fizz.Table) (string, error) {
 
 func (p *MySQL) buildColumn(c fizz.Column) string {
 	s := fmt.Sprintf("`%s` %s", c.Name, p.colType(c))
-	if c.Options["null"] == nil || c.Primary {
+	if c.Options["null"] != true || c.Primary {
 		s = fmt.Sprintf("%s NOT NULL", s)
 	}
 	if c.Options["default"] != nil {
diff --git a/translators/mysql_test.go b/translators/mysql_test.go
index bbe14793..88de6bb7 100644
--- a/translators/mysql_test.go
+++ b/translators/mysql_test.go
@@ -60,7 +60,7 @@ PRIMARY KEY(` + "`id`" + `),
 	create_table("users") {
 		t.Column("id", "integer", {"primary": true})
 		t.Column("first_name", "string", {})
-		t.Column("last_name", "string", {})
+		t.Column("last_name", "string", {"null": false})
 		t.Column("email", "string", {"size":20})
 		t.Column("permissions", "text", {"null": true})
 		t.Column("age", "integer", {"null": true, "default": 40})
@@ -93,7 +93,7 @@ PRIMARY KEY(` + "`uuid`" + `),
 	res, err := fizz.AString(`
 	create_table("users") {
 		t.Column("first_name", "string", {})
-		t.Column("last_name", "string", {})
+		t.Column("last_name", "string", {"null": false})
 		t.Column("email", "string", {"size":20})
 		t.Column("permissions", "text", {"null": true})
 		t.Column("age", "integer", {"null": true, "default": 40})
@@ -134,7 +134,7 @@ FOREIGN KEY (` + "`user_id`" + `) REFERENCES ` + "`users`" + ` (` + "`id`" + `)
 		t.Column("id", "INT", {"primary": true})
 		t.Column("user_id", "INT", {})
 		t.Column("first_name", "string", {})
-		t.Column("last_name", "string", {})
+		t.Column("last_name", "string", {"null": false})
 		t.ForeignKey("user_id", {"users": ["id"]}, {})
 	}
 	`, myt)
diff --git a/translators/postgres.go b/translators/postgres.go
index 60d5152f..1e1f9f52 100644
--- a/translators/postgres.go
+++ b/translators/postgres.go
@@ -174,7 +174,7 @@ func (p *Postgres) DropForeignKey(t fizz.Table) (string, error) {
 func (p *Postgres) buildAddColumn(c fizz.Column) string {
 	s := fmt.Sprintf("\"%s\" %s", c.Name, p.colType(c))
 
-	if c.Options["null"] == nil || c.Primary {
+	if c.Options["null"] != true || c.Primary {
 		s = fmt.Sprintf("%s NOT NULL", s)
 	}
 	if c.Options["default"] != nil {
@@ -191,7 +191,7 @@ func (p *Postgres) buildChangeColumn(c fizz.Column) string {
 	s := fmt.Sprintf("\"%s\" TYPE %s", c.Name, p.colType(c))
 
 	var sets []string
-	if c.Options["null"] == nil {
+	if c.Options["null"] != true {
 		sets = append(sets, fmt.Sprintf("ALTER COLUMN \"%s\" SET NOT NULL", c.Name))
 	} else {
 		sets = append(sets, fmt.Sprintf("ALTER COLUMN \"%s\" DROP NOT NULL", c.Name))
diff --git a/translators/postgres_test.go b/translators/postgres_test.go
index afd44dff..149c55be 100644
--- a/translators/postgres_test.go
+++ b/translators/postgres_test.go
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ PRIMARY KEY("id"),
 	create_table("users") {
 		t.Column("id", "integer", {"primary": true})
 		t.Column("first_name", "string", {})
-		t.Column("last_name", "string", {})
+		t.Column("last_name", "string", {"null": false})
 		t.Column("email", "string", {"size":20})
 		t.Column("permissions", "jsonb", {"null": true})
 		t.Column("age", "integer", {"null": true, "default": 40})
@@ -65,7 +65,7 @@ PRIMARY KEY("uuid"),
 	res, _ := fizz.AString(`
 	create_table("users") {
 		t.Column("first_name", "string", {})
-		t.Column("last_name", "string", {})
+		t.Column("last_name", "string", {"null": false})
 		t.Column("email", "string", {"size":20})
 		t.Column("permissions", "jsonb", {"null": true})
 		t.Column("age", "integer", {"null": true, "default": 40})
@@ -145,7 +145,7 @@ FOREIGN KEY ("user_id") REFERENCES "users" ("id")
 		t.Column("id", "INT", {"primary": true})
 		t.Column("user_id", "INT", {})
 		t.Column("first_name", "string", {})
-		t.Column("last_name", "string", {})
+		t.Column("last_name", "string", {"null": false})
 		t.ForeignKey("user_id", {"users": ["id"]}, {})
 	}
 	`, pgt)
diff --git a/translators/sqlite.go b/translators/sqlite.go
index fbb71a29..14f0fa75 100644
--- a/translators/sqlite.go
+++ b/translators/sqlite.go
@@ -375,7 +375,7 @@ func (p *SQLite) withTempTable(table string, fn func(fizz.Table) (string, error)
 
 func (p *SQLite) buildColumn(c fizz.Column) string {
 	s := fmt.Sprintf("\"%s\" %s", c.Name, p.colType(c))
-	if c.Options["null"] == nil {
+	if c.Options["null"] != true {
 		s = fmt.Sprintf("%s NOT NULL", s)
 	}
 	if c.Options["default"] != nil {
diff --git a/translators/sqlite_test.go b/translators/sqlite_test.go
index 4e022a4e..600f82e3 100644
--- a/translators/sqlite_test.go
+++ b/translators/sqlite_test.go
@@ -83,7 +83,7 @@ func (p *SQLiteSuite) Test_SQLite_CreateTable() {
 	create_table("users") {
 		t.Column("id", "integer", {"primary": true})
 		t.Column("first_name", "string", {})
-		t.Column("last_name", "string", {})
+		t.Column("last_name", "string", {"null": false})
 		t.Column("email", "string", {"size":20})
 		t.Column("permissions", "text", {"null": true})
 		t.Column("age", "integer", {"null": true, "default": 40})
@@ -114,7 +114,7 @@ func (p *SQLiteSuite) Test_SQLite_CreateTable_UUID() {
 	res, _ := fizz.AString(`
 	create_table("users") {
 		t.Column("first_name", "string", {})
-		t.Column("last_name", "string", {})
+		t.Column("last_name", "string", {"null": false})
 		t.Column("email", "string", {"size":20})
 		t.Column("permissions", "text", {"null": true})
 		t.Column("age", "integer", {"null": true, "default": 40})