diff --git a/etiquette/photodb.py b/etiquette/photodb.py
index 738d6b4..d5dae5b 100644
--- a/etiquette/photodb.py
+++ b/etiquette/photodb.py
@@ -110,6 +110,7 @@ class PDBAlbumMixin:
             'title': title,
             'description': description,
             'created': helpers.now(),
+            'thumbnail_photo': None,
             'author_id': author_id,
         }
         self.sql_insert(table='albums', data=data)