diff --git a/aurweb/models/package_comment.py b/aurweb/models/package_comment.py
index 42a0661d..c52ee270 100644
--- a/aurweb/models/package_comment.py
+++ b/aurweb/models/package_comment.py
@@ -66,7 +66,4 @@ class PackageComment(Base):
                 params=("NULL"))
 
         if self.RenderedComment is None:
-            raise IntegrityError(
-                statement="Column RenderedComment cannot be null.",
-                orig="PackageComments.RenderedComment",
-                params=("NULL"))
+            self.RenderedComment = str()
diff --git a/test/test_package_comment.py b/test/test_package_comment.py
index fb734071..ca77b511 100644
--- a/test/test_package_comment.py
+++ b/test/test_package_comment.py
@@ -56,8 +56,9 @@ def test_package_comment_null_comments_raises_exception():
     rollback()
 
 
-def test_package_comment_null_renderedcomment_raises_exception():
-    with pytest.raises(IntegrityError):
-        create(PackageComment, PackageBase=pkgbase, User=user,
-               Comments="Test comment.")
-    rollback()
+def test_package_comment_null_renderedcomment_defaults():
+    record = create(PackageComment,
+                    PackageBase=pkgbase,
+                    User=user,
+                    Comments="Test comment.")
+    assert record.RenderedComment == str()