diff --git a/consumer/src/db/labels.rs b/consumer/src/db/labels.rs
index 7221241b..65699329 100644
--- a/consumer/src/db/labels.rs
+++ b/consumer/src/db/labels.rs
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ pub async fn maintain_label_defs<C: GenericClient>(
         let default_setting = definition
             .and_then(|v| v.default_setting)
             .map(|v| v.to_string());
-        let adult_only = definition.and_then(|v| v.adult_only);
+        let adult_only = definition.and_then(|v| v.adult_only).unwrap_or_default();
         let locales = definition.and_then(|v| serde_json::to_value(&v.locales).ok());
 
         conn.execute(