diff --git a/journal/postgres/init.go b/journal/postgres/init.go
index 19b73b48e1..52da4421e2 100644
--- a/journal/postgres/init.go
+++ b/journal/postgres/init.go
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ func Migration() *migrate.MemoryMigrationSource {
 				Up: []string{
 					`CREATE TABLE IF NOT EXISTS journal (
 						id 			UUID NOT NULL DEFAULT gen_random_uuid() PRIMARY KEY,
-						operation	VARCHAR NOT NULL CHECK (operation <> ''),
+						operation	VARCHAR NOT NULL,
 						occurred_at	TIMESTAMP NOT NULL,
 						attributes	JSONB NOT NULL,
 						metadata	JSONB,
diff --git a/journal/postgres/journal_test.go b/journal/postgres/journal_test.go
index 151f53019f..abeb79a2db 100644
--- a/journal/postgres/journal_test.go
+++ b/journal/postgres/journal_test.go
@@ -165,11 +165,11 @@ func TestJournalSave(t *testing.T) {
 			desc: "with empty journal operation",
 			journal: journal.Journal{
 				Operation:  "",
-				OccurredAt: time.Now(),
+				OccurredAt: time.Now().Add(-time.Hour),
 				Attributes: payload,
 				Metadata:   payload,
 			},
-			err: repoerr.ErrCreateEntity,
+			err: nil,
 		},
 		{
 			desc: "with nil journal occurred_at",