diff --git a/src/TickerQ.EntityFrameworkCore/Configurations/CronTickerConfigurations.cs b/src/TickerQ.EntityFrameworkCore/Configurations/CronTickerConfigurations.cs
index c87f5f7e..a17ebad3 100644
--- a/src/TickerQ.EntityFrameworkCore/Configurations/CronTickerConfigurations.cs
+++ b/src/TickerQ.EntityFrameworkCore/Configurations/CronTickerConfigurations.cs
@@ -27,9 +27,7 @@ public void Configure(EntityTypeBuilder<TCronTicker> builder)
                 .HasDatabaseName("IX_Function_Expression");
 
             builder.Property(e => e.IsEnabled)
-                .IsRequired()
-                .HasDefaultValueSql("1")
-                .HasSentinel(true);
+                .IsRequired();
 
             builder.ToTable("CronTickers", _schema);
         }
diff --git a/tests/TickerQ.EntityFrameworkCore.Tests/Infrastructure/CronTickerConfigurationTests.cs b/tests/TickerQ.EntityFrameworkCore.Tests/Infrastructure/CronTickerConfigurationTests.cs
index 4a38c686..78ceeed1 100644
--- a/tests/TickerQ.EntityFrameworkCore.Tests/Infrastructure/CronTickerConfigurationTests.cs
+++ b/tests/TickerQ.EntityFrameworkCore.Tests/Infrastructure/CronTickerConfigurationTests.cs
@@ -1,8 +1,6 @@
 using Microsoft.Data.Sqlite;
 using Microsoft.EntityFrameworkCore;
 using Microsoft.EntityFrameworkCore.Metadata;
-
-using TickerQ.EntityFrameworkCore.Configurations;
 using TickerQ.Utilities.Entities;
 
 namespace TickerQ.EntityFrameworkCore.Tests.Infrastructure;
@@ -33,18 +31,22 @@ public async Task DisposeAsync()
     }
 
     [Fact]
-    public void IsEnabled_Uses_DefaultValueSql_Not_DefaultValue()
+    public void IsEnabled_Has_No_Database_Default()
     {
         var entityType = _context.Model.FindEntityType(typeof(CronTickerEntity))!;
         var property = entityType.FindProperty(nameof(CronTickerEntity.IsEnabled))!;
 
-        // HasDefaultValueSql sets the relational default SQL, not the CLR default value
-        var relational = property.GetDefaultValueSql();
-        Assert.Equal("1", relational);
+        // No database default — the CLR property initializer (= true) handles the default.
+        // This avoids any provider-specific SQL translation concerns.
+        Assert.Equal(ValueGenerated.Never, property.ValueGenerated);
+        Assert.Null(property.GetDefaultValueSql());
+    }
 
-        // The sentinel is set to true so EF Core sends false explicitly
-        var sentinel = property.Sentinel;
-        Assert.Equal(true, sentinel);
+    [Fact]
+    public void IsEnabled_CLR_Default_Is_True()
+    {
+        var entity = new CronTickerEntity();
+        Assert.True(entity.IsEnabled);
     }
 
     [Fact]
@@ -59,8 +61,8 @@ public void IsEnabled_Is_Required()
     [Fact]
     public async Task Insert_CronTicker_Without_IsEnabled_Gets_Default_True()
     {
-        // The C# property initializer sets IsEnabled = true,
-        // and the database default is 1 — both paths produce true.
+        // The C# property initializer sets IsEnabled = true;
+        // EF Core always includes it in the INSERT — no DB default needed.
         var ticker = new CronTickerEntity
         {
             Id = Guid.NewGuid(),