diff --git a/src/migrations/1713218553306-makenetidnullable.ts b/src/migrations/1713218553306-makenetidnullable.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..3ab4844
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/migrations/1713218553306-makenetidnullable.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+import {MigrationInterface, QueryRunner} from "typeorm";
+
+export class makenetidnullable1713218553306 implements MigrationInterface {
+    name = 'makenetidnullable1713218553306'
+
+    public async up(queryRunner: QueryRunner): Promise<void> {
+        await queryRunner.query(`ALTER TABLE "User" ALTER COLUMN "netid" DROP NOT NULL`);
+    }
+
+    public async down(queryRunner: QueryRunner): Promise<void> {
+        await queryRunner.query(`ALTER TABLE "User" ALTER COLUMN "netid" SET NOT NULL`);
+    }
+
+}
diff --git a/src/models/UserModel.ts b/src/models/UserModel.ts
index 35247e6..e7f169b 100644
--- a/src/models/UserModel.ts
+++ b/src/models/UserModel.ts
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ export class UserModel {
   @Column({ unique: true })
   username: string;
 
-  @Column({ unique: true })
+  @Column({ unique: true, nullable: true })
   netid: string;
 
   @Column()