diff --git a/matrix-sdk-android/src/main/java/org/matrix/android/sdk/internal/auth/db/migration/MigrateAuthTo005.kt b/matrix-sdk-android/src/main/java/org/matrix/android/sdk/internal/auth/db/migration/MigrateAuthTo005.kt
index ca3cffeaae..868f62b8cd 100644
--- a/matrix-sdk-android/src/main/java/org/matrix/android/sdk/internal/auth/db/migration/MigrateAuthTo005.kt
+++ b/matrix-sdk-android/src/main/java/org/matrix/android/sdk/internal/auth/db/migration/MigrateAuthTo005.kt
@@ -29,6 +29,7 @@ class MigrateAuthTo005(realm: DynamicRealm) : RealmMigrator(realm, 5) {
 
         realm.schema.get("SessionParamsEntity")
                 ?.addField(SessionParamsEntityFields.LOGIN_TYPE, String::class.java)
+                ?.setRequired(SessionParamsEntityFields.LOGIN_TYPE, true)
                 ?.transform { it.set(SessionParamsEntityFields.LOGIN_TYPE, LoginType.UNKNOWN.value) }
     }
 }