diff --git a/src/backend/src/services/database/SqliteDatabaseAccessService.js b/src/backend/src/services/database/SqliteDatabaseAccessService.js
index beb61a634..e7483b0eb 100644
--- a/src/backend/src/services/database/SqliteDatabaseAccessService.js
+++ b/src/backend/src/services/database/SqliteDatabaseAccessService.js
@@ -167,7 +167,7 @@ class SqliteDatabaseAccessService extends BaseDatabaseAccessService {
                 '0039_add-expireAt-to-kv-store.sql',
             ]],
             [36, [
-                '0040_create_app_store_tables.sql',
+                '0040_add_user_metadata.sql',
             ]],
         ];
 
diff --git a/src/backend/src/services/database/sqlite_setup/0040_add_user_metadata.sql b/src/backend/src/services/database/sqlite_setup/0040_add_user_metadata.sql
index 698f262af..cbe94cb5c 100644
--- a/src/backend/src/services/database/sqlite_setup/0040_add_user_metadata.sql
+++ b/src/backend/src/services/database/sqlite_setup/0040_add_user_metadata.sql
@@ -1 +1 @@
-ALTER TABLE `user` ADD COLUMN `metadata` TEXT DEFAULT '{}';
\ No newline at end of file
+ALTER TABLE `user` ADD COLUMN `metadata` JSON DEFAULT '{}';
\ No newline at end of file