diff --git a/mealie/db/models/recipe/ingredient.py b/mealie/db/models/recipe/ingredient.py
index e0f6c63f..83118caf 100644
--- a/mealie/db/models/recipe/ingredient.py
+++ b/mealie/db/models/recipe/ingredient.py
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ class IngredientUnitModel(SqlAlchemyBase, BaseMixins):
     name = Column(String)
     description = Column(String)
     abbreviation = Column(String)
-    fraction = Column(Boolean)
+    fraction = Column(Boolean, default=True)
     ingredients = orm.relationship("RecipeIngredient", back_populates="unit")
 
     @auto_init()