diff --git a/models/company.model b/models/company.model
index 4c6259408..074246b35 100644
--- a/models/company.model
+++ b/models/company.model
@@ -7,8 +7,8 @@
 Company  
   name            CompanyName             -- == (CI Text)
   shorthand       CompanyShorthand        -- == (CI Text) and CompanyKey :: CompanyShorthand -> CompanyId    FUTURE TODO: a shorthand will become available through the AVS interface in the future
-  avsId           Int                     -- primary key from avs
-  prefersPostal   Bool default=false      -- new company users prefers letters by post instead of email
+  avsId           Int     default=0       -- primary key from avs
+  prefersPostal   Bool    default=false   -- new company users prefers letters by post instead of email
   postAddress     StoredMarkup Maybe      -- default company postal address  
   UniqueCompanyName name 
   UniqueCompanyShorthand shorthand