diff --git a/cmd/signaldctl/cmd/db/migrate.go b/cmd/signaldctl/cmd/db/migrate.go
index 6edb49c..01e1d4a 100644
--- a/cmd/signaldctl/cmd/db/migrate.go
+++ b/cmd/signaldctl/cmd/db/migrate.go
@@ -218,7 +218,7 @@ func moveRecipients(source *sql.DB, dest *sql.DB) error {
 		var (
 			rowID         int64
 			accountUUID   uuid.UUID
-			recipientUUID uuid.UUID
+			recipientUUID uuid.NullUUID
 			e164          sql.NullString
 		)
 		err = rows.Scan(&rowID, &accountUUID, &recipientUUID, &e164)