diff --git a/src/pretix/base/migrations/0017_auto_20150308_1507.py b/src/pretix/base/migrations/0017_auto_20150308_1507.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..3e8e10ffcc
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/pretix/base/migrations/0017_auto_20150308_1507.py
@@ -0,0 +1,19 @@
+# -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
+from __future__ import unicode_literals
+
+from django.db import models, migrations
+
+
+class Migration(migrations.Migration):
+
+    dependencies = [
+        ('pretixbase', '0016_auto_20150308_1017'),
+    ]
+
+    operations = [
+        migrations.AlterField(
+            model_name='order',
+            name='payment_fee',
+            field=models.DecimalField(verbose_name='Payment method fee', default=0, max_digits=10, decimal_places=2),
+        ),
+    ]
diff --git a/src/pretix/base/models.py b/src/pretix/base/models.py
index b6246773a3..899d1193f2 100644
--- a/src/pretix/base/models.py
+++ b/src/pretix/base/models.py
@@ -1270,7 +1270,7 @@ class Order(Versionable):
     )
     payment_fee = models.DecimalField(
         decimal_places=2, max_digits=10,
-        verbose_name=_("Payment method fee")
+        default=0, verbose_name=_("Payment method fee")
     )
     payment_info = models.TextField(
         verbose_name=_("Payment information"),