diff --git a/pkg/coredata/access_entry.go b/pkg/coredata/access_entry.go
index df888911f..8f5315953 100644
--- a/pkg/coredata/access_entry.go
+++ b/pkg/coredata/access_entry.go
@@ -228,7 +228,7 @@ VALUES (
     @mfa_status,
     @auth_method,
     @account_type,
-    @active,
+    COALESCE(@active, TRUE),
     @last_login,
     @account_created_at,
     @external_id,
@@ -665,7 +665,7 @@ INSERT INTO access_entries (
     @mfa_status,
     @auth_method,
     @account_type,
-    @active,
+    COALESCE(@active, TRUE),
     @last_login,
     @account_created_at,
     @external_id,
diff --git a/pkg/coredata/access_entry_upsert_test.go b/pkg/coredata/access_entry_upsert_test.go
index 788e4b5fe..5d7ed2c77 100644
--- a/pkg/coredata/access_entry_upsert_test.go
+++ b/pkg/coredata/access_entry_upsert_test.go
@@ -441,6 +441,7 @@ func TestAccessEntry_Upsert_InsertsActiveAccount(t *testing.T) {
 	tenantID := fx.scope.GetTenantID()
 	t0 := time.Now().UTC().Truncate(time.Microsecond)
 
+	activeTrue := true
 	entryID := gid.New(tenantID, coredata.AccessEntryEntityType)
 	entry := &coredata.AccessEntry{
 		ID:                     entryID,
@@ -453,7 +454,7 @@ func TestAccessEntry_Upsert_InsertsActiveAccount(t *testing.T) {
 		MFAStatus:              coredata.MFAStatusUnknown,
 		AuthMethod:             coredata.AccessEntryAuthMethodUnknown,
 		AccountType:            coredata.AccessEntryAccountTypeUser,
-		Active:                 new(true),
+		Active:                 &activeTrue,
 		ExternalID:             "ext-active",
 		AccountKey:             fx.accountKey,
 		IncrementalTag:         coredata.AccessEntryIncrementalTagNew,
diff --git a/pkg/coredata/migrations/20260611T000000Z.sql b/pkg/coredata/migrations/20260611T000000Z.sql
index 9352941c6..bbb52985a 100644
--- a/pkg/coredata/migrations/20260611T000000Z.sql
+++ b/pkg/coredata/migrations/20260611T000000Z.sql
@@ -13,4 +13,4 @@
 -- PERFORMANCE OF THIS SOFTWARE.
 
 ALTER TABLE access_entries
-    ADD COLUMN active BOOLEAN;
+    ADD COLUMN active BOOLEAN NOT NULL DEFAULT TRUE;