diff --git a/airtime_mvc/application/controllers/downgrade_sql/airtime_3.0.0-alpha.1/downgrade.sql b/airtime_mvc/application/controllers/downgrade_sql/airtime_3.0.0-alpha.1/downgrade.sql
index 3a6bf5768..fc4c019cd 100644
--- a/airtime_mvc/application/controllers/downgrade_sql/airtime_3.0.0-alpha.1/downgrade.sql
+++ b/airtime_mvc/application/controllers/downgrade_sql/airtime_3.0.0-alpha.1/downgrade.sql
@@ -1 +1,3 @@
 ALTER TABLE imported_podcast DROP COLUMN IF EXISTS album_override;
+ALTER TABLE third_party_track_references ALTER COLUMN file_id DROP DEFAULT;
+ALTER TABLE third_party_track_references ALTER COLUMN file_id SET NOT NULL;
diff --git a/airtime_mvc/application/models/airtime/map/ThirdPartyTrackReferencesTableMap.php b/airtime_mvc/application/models/airtime/map/ThirdPartyTrackReferencesTableMap.php
index 98b907c19..3b90ff4ff 100644
--- a/airtime_mvc/application/models/airtime/map/ThirdPartyTrackReferencesTableMap.php
+++ b/airtime_mvc/application/models/airtime/map/ThirdPartyTrackReferencesTableMap.php
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ class ThirdPartyTrackReferencesTableMap extends TableMap
         $this->addPrimaryKey('id', 'DbId', 'INTEGER', true, null, null);
         $this->addColumn('service', 'DbService', 'VARCHAR', true, 256, null);
         $this->addColumn('foreign_id', 'DbForeignId', 'VARCHAR', false, 256, null);
-        $this->addForeignKey('file_id', 'DbFileId', 'INTEGER', 'cc_files', 'id', true, null, null);
+        $this->addForeignKey('file_id', 'DbFileId', 'INTEGER', 'cc_files', 'id', true, null, 0);
         $this->addColumn('upload_time', 'DbUploadTime', 'TIMESTAMP', false, null, null);
         $this->addColumn('status', 'DbStatus', 'VARCHAR', false, 256, null);
         // validators
diff --git a/airtime_mvc/application/models/airtime/om/BaseThirdPartyTrackReferences.php b/airtime_mvc/application/models/airtime/om/BaseThirdPartyTrackReferences.php
index a7860e1eb..662e287cb 100644
--- a/airtime_mvc/application/models/airtime/om/BaseThirdPartyTrackReferences.php
+++ b/airtime_mvc/application/models/airtime/om/BaseThirdPartyTrackReferences.php
@@ -49,6 +49,7 @@ abstract class BaseThirdPartyTrackReferences extends BaseObject implements Persi
 
     /**
      * The value for the file_id field.
+     * Note: this column has a database default value of: 0
      * @var        int
      */
     protected $file_id;
@@ -102,6 +103,27 @@ abstract class BaseThirdPartyTrackReferences extends BaseObject implements Persi
      */
     protected $celeryTaskssScheduledForDeletion = null;
 
+    /**
+     * Applies default values to this object.
+     * This method should be called from the object's constructor (or
+     * equivalent initialization method).
+     * @see        __construct()
+     */
+    public function applyDefaultValues()
+    {
+        $this->file_id = 0;
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Initializes internal state of BaseThirdPartyTrackReferences object.
+     * @see        applyDefaults()
+     */
+    public function __construct()
+    {
+        parent::__construct();
+        $this->applyDefaultValues();
+    }
+
     /**
      * Get the [id] column value.
      *
@@ -334,6 +356,10 @@ abstract class BaseThirdPartyTrackReferences extends BaseObject implements Persi
      */
     public function hasOnlyDefaultValues()
     {
+            if ($this->file_id !== 0) {
+                return false;
+            }
+
         // otherwise, everything was equal, so return true
         return true;
     } // hasOnlyDefaultValues()
@@ -1129,7 +1155,7 @@ abstract class BaseThirdPartyTrackReferences extends BaseObject implements Persi
     public function setCcFiles(CcFiles $v = null)
     {
         if ($v === null) {
-            $this->setDbFileId(NULL);
+            $this->setDbFileId(0);
         } else {
             $this->setDbFileId($v->getDbId());
         }
@@ -1427,6 +1453,7 @@ abstract class BaseThirdPartyTrackReferences extends BaseObject implements Persi
         $this->alreadyInValidation = false;
         $this->alreadyInClearAllReferencesDeep = false;
         $this->clearAllReferences();
+        $this->applyDefaultValues();
         $this->resetModified();
         $this->setNew(true);
         $this->setDeleted(false);
diff --git a/airtime_mvc/build/schema.xml b/airtime_mvc/build/schema.xml
index 387366b92..8c944ed10 100644
--- a/airtime_mvc/build/schema.xml
+++ b/airtime_mvc/build/schema.xml
@@ -543,7 +543,7 @@
     <column name="service" phpName="DbService" type="VARCHAR" size="256" required="true" />
     <!-- Make foreign ID a VARCHAR field in case a service uses hashes or other non-integer identifiers -->
     <column name="foreign_id" phpName="DbForeignId" type="VARCHAR" size="256" />
-    <column name="file_id" phpName="DbFileId" type="INTEGER" required="true" />
+    <column name="file_id" phpName="DbFileId" type="INTEGER" required="true" default="0" />
     <column name="upload_time" phpName="DbUploadTime" type="TIMESTAMP" />
     <column name="status" phpName="DbStatus" type="VARCHAR" size="256" />
     <unique name="foreign_id_unique">
diff --git a/airtime_mvc/build/sql/schema.sql b/airtime_mvc/build/sql/schema.sql
index c6719bdb7..f98e6a012 100644
--- a/airtime_mvc/build/sql/schema.sql
+++ b/airtime_mvc/build/sql/schema.sql
@@ -685,7 +685,7 @@ CREATE TABLE "third_party_track_references"
     "id" serial NOT NULL,
     "service" VARCHAR(256) NOT NULL,
     "foreign_id" VARCHAR(256),
-    "file_id" INTEGER NOT NULL,
+    "file_id" INTEGER DEFAULT 0 NOT NULL,
     "upload_time" TIMESTAMP,
     "status" VARCHAR(256),
     PRIMARY KEY ("id"),