diff --git a/components/brave_rewards/browser/database/database_server_publisher_info.cc b/components/brave_rewards/browser/database/database_server_publisher_info.cc
index f3dc06c1508..6dfcffe4f04 100644
--- a/components/brave_rewards/browser/database/database_server_publisher_info.cc
+++ b/components/brave_rewards/browser/database/database_server_publisher_info.cc
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ bool DatabaseServerPublisherInfo::CreateTable(sql::Database* db) {
       "CREATE TABLE %s "
       "("
       "publisher_key LONGVARCHAR PRIMARY KEY NOT NULL UNIQUE,"
-      "status TEXT NOT NULL,"
+      "status INTEGER DEFAULT 0 NOT NULL,"
       "excluded INTEGER DEFAULT 0 NOT NULL,"
       "address TEXT NOT NULL"
       ")",
diff --git a/test/data/rewards-data/migration/publisher_info_schema_v7.txt b/test/data/rewards-data/migration/publisher_info_schema_v7.txt
index 96a2d543ade..da4bb2bc478 100644
--- a/test/data/rewards-data/migration/publisher_info_schema_v7.txt
+++ b/test/data/rewards-data/migration/publisher_info_schema_v7.txt
@@ -24,5 +24,5 @@ table|publisher_info|publisher_info|CREATE TABLE publisher_info(publisher_id LON
 table|recurring_donation|recurring_donation|CREATE TABLE recurring_donation(publisher_id LONGVARCHAR NOT NULL PRIMARY KEY UNIQUE,amount DOUBLE DEFAULT 0 NOT NULL,added_date INTEGER DEFAULT 0 NOT NULL,CONSTRAINT fk_recurring_donation_publisher_id    FOREIGN KEY (publisher_id)    REFERENCES "publisher_info_old" (publisher_id)    ON DELETE CASCADE)
 table|server_publisher_amounts|server_publisher_amounts|CREATE TABLE server_publisher_amounts (publisher_key LONGVARCHAR NOT NULL,amount DOUBLE DEFAULT 0 NOT NULL,CONSTRAINT server_publisher_amounts_unique     UNIQUE (publisher_key, amount) CONSTRAINT fk_server_publisher_amounts_publisher_key    FOREIGN KEY (publisher_key)    REFERENCES server_publisher_info (publisher_key)    ON DELETE CASCADE)
 table|server_publisher_banner|server_publisher_banner|CREATE TABLE server_publisher_banner (publisher_key LONGVARCHAR PRIMARY KEY NOT NULL UNIQUE,title TEXT,description TEXT,background TEXT,logo TEXT,CONSTRAINT fk_server_publisher_banner_publisher_key    FOREIGN KEY (publisher_key)    REFERENCES server_publisher_info (publisher_key)    ON DELETE CASCADE)
-table|server_publisher_info|server_publisher_info|CREATE TABLE server_publisher_info (publisher_key LONGVARCHAR PRIMARY KEY NOT NULL UNIQUE,status TEXT NOT NULL,excluded INTEGER DEFAULT 0 NOT NULL,address TEXT NOT NULL)
+table|server_publisher_info|server_publisher_info|CREATE TABLE server_publisher_info (publisher_key LONGVARCHAR PRIMARY KEY NOT NULL UNIQUE,status INTEGER DEFAULT 0 NOT NULL,excluded INTEGER DEFAULT 0 NOT NULL,address TEXT NOT NULL)
 table|server_publisher_links|server_publisher_links|CREATE TABLE server_publisher_links (publisher_key LONGVARCHAR NOT NULL,provider TEXT,link TEXT,CONSTRAINT server_publisher_links_unique     UNIQUE (publisher_key, provider) CONSTRAINT fk_server_publisher_links_publisher_key    FOREIGN KEY (publisher_key)    REFERENCES server_publisher_info (publisher_key)    ON DELETE CASCADE)