diff --git a/app/controllers/uploads_controller.rb b/app/controllers/uploads_controller.rb
index dac508746..ead9f8dee 100644
--- a/app/controllers/uploads_controller.rb
+++ b/app/controllers/uploads_controller.rb
@@ -5,12 +5,12 @@ class UploadsController < ApplicationController
   skip_before_action :verify_authenticity_token, only: [:create], if: -> { request.xhr? }
 
   def new
-    @upload = authorize Upload.new(uploader: CurrentUser.user, uploader_ip_addr: CurrentUser.ip_addr, rating: "q", tag_string: "", source: params[:url], referer_url: params[:ref], **permitted_attributes(Upload))
+    @upload = authorize Upload.new(uploader: CurrentUser.user, uploader_ip_addr: CurrentUser.ip_addr, source: params[:url], referer_url: params[:ref], **permitted_attributes(Upload))
     respond_with(@upload)
   end
 
   def create
-    @upload = authorize Upload.new(uploader: CurrentUser.user, uploader_ip_addr: CurrentUser.ip_addr, rating: "q", tag_string: "", **permitted_attributes(Upload))
+    @upload = authorize Upload.new(uploader: CurrentUser.user, uploader_ip_addr: CurrentUser.ip_addr, **permitted_attributes(Upload))
     @upload.save
     respond_with(@upload)
   end
diff --git a/app/models/upload.rb b/app/models/upload.rb
index adecf3e83..e870b0ced 100644
--- a/app/models/upload.rb
+++ b/app/models/upload.rb
@@ -3,7 +3,12 @@
 class Upload < ApplicationRecord
   extend Memoist
 
-  MAX_VIDEO_DURATION = 140
+  self.ignored_columns = %i[
+    file_path content_type rating tag_string backtrace post_id md5_confirmation
+    server parent_id md5 file_ext file_size image_width image_height
+    artist_commentary_desc artist_commentary_title include_artist_commentary
+    context translated_commentary_title translated_commentary_desc
+  ]
 
   attr_accessor :file
 
@@ -75,7 +80,7 @@ class Upload < ApplicationRecord
   end
 
   def self.search(params)
-    q = search_attributes(params, :id, :created_at, :updated_at, :source, :referer_url, :uploader, :status, :backtrace, :upload_media_assets, :media_assets)
+    q = search_attributes(params, :id, :created_at, :updated_at, :source, :referer_url, :status, :uploader, :upload_media_assets, :media_assets)
     q.apply_default_order(params)
   end
 
@@ -104,7 +109,7 @@ class Upload < ApplicationRecord
     media_asset = MediaAsset.upload!(media_file)
     update!(media_assets: [media_asset], status: "completed")
   rescue Exception => e
-    update!(status: "error: #{e.message}", backtrace: e.backtrace.join("\n"))
+    update!(status: "error: #{e.message}")
   end
 
   def self.available_includes
diff --git a/db/migrate/20220203040648_drop_not_null_constraints_from_uploads.rb b/db/migrate/20220203040648_drop_not_null_constraints_from_uploads.rb
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..ff387a757
--- /dev/null
+++ b/db/migrate/20220203040648_drop_not_null_constraints_from_uploads.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+class DropNotNullConstraintsFromUploads < ActiveRecord::Migration[7.0]
+  def change
+    change_column_null(:uploads, :rating, true)
+    change_column_null(:uploads, :tag_string, true)
+  end
+end
diff --git a/db/structure.sql b/db/structure.sql
index 3589e5e61..5b5bfc48a 100644
--- a/db/structure.sql
+++ b/db/structure.sql
@@ -1947,10 +1947,10 @@ CREATE TABLE public.uploads (
     source text,
     file_path character varying,
     content_type character varying,
-    rating character(1) NOT NULL,
+    rating character(1),
     uploader_id integer NOT NULL,
     uploader_ip_addr inet NOT NULL,
-    tag_string text NOT NULL,
+    tag_string text,
     status text DEFAULT 'pending'::text NOT NULL,
     backtrace text,
     post_id integer,
@@ -5775,6 +5775,7 @@ INSERT INTO "schema_migrations" (version) VALUES
 ('20220110171023'),
 ('20220110171024'),
 ('20220120233850'),
-('20220124195900');
+('20220124195900'),
+('20220203040648');
 
 
diff --git a/test/factories/upload.rb b/test/factories/upload.rb
index cee7faa07..e105133a8 100644
--- a/test/factories/upload.rb
+++ b/test/factories/upload.rb
@@ -2,8 +2,6 @@ FactoryBot.define do
   factory(:upload) do
     uploader factory: :user
     uploader_ip_addr { "127.0.0.1" }
-    rating { "s" }
-    tag_string { "" }
 
     status { "pending" }
     source { "https://cdn.donmai.us/original/d3/4e/d34e4cf0a437a5d65f8e82b7bcd02606.jpg" }