diff --git a/capsulflask/schema_migrations/23_up_ephemeral_vms.sql b/capsulflask/schema_migrations/23_up_ephemeral_vms.sql
index a3e72ae..d32c33f 100644
--- a/capsulflask/schema_migrations/23_up_ephemeral_vms.sql
+++ b/capsulflask/schema_migrations/23_up_ephemeral_vms.sql
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 
 ALTER TABLE vms ADD COLUMN shortterm BOOLEAN NULL;
 
-UPDATE vms SET shortterm = TRUE WHERE shortterm is NULL;
+UPDATE vms SET shortterm = FALSE WHERE shortterm is NULL;
 
 ALTER TABLE vms ALTER COLUMN shortterm SET NOT NULL;