diff --git a/src/lysand/conversion.rs b/src/lysand/conversion.rs
index caf48ce..741aa94 100644
--- a/src/lysand/conversion.rs
+++ b/src/lysand/conversion.rs
@@ -305,7 +305,7 @@ pub async fn receive_lysand_note(
         let ap_note = crate::objects::post::Note {
             kind: Default::default(),
             id,
-            sensitive: note.is_sensitive.unwrap_or(false),
+            sensitive: Some(note.is_sensitive.unwrap_or(false)),
             cc,
             to,
             tag,
@@ -336,7 +336,7 @@ pub async fn receive_lysand_note(
             id: Set(note.id.to_string()),
             creator: Set(lysand_author.id.clone()),
             content: Set(ap_note.content.clone()),
-            sensitive: Set(ap_note.sensitive),
+            sensitive: Set(ap_note.sensitive.unwrap_or_default()),
             created_at: Set(Utc
                 .timestamp_micros(note.created_at.unix_timestamp())
                 .unwrap()),
diff --git a/src/main.rs b/src/main.rs
index 23ff849..45a951d 100644
--- a/src/main.rs
+++ b/src/main.rs
@@ -92,7 +92,7 @@ async fn post_manually(
     let note = Note {
         kind: Default::default(),
         id: id.clone(),
-        sensitive: false,
+        sensitive: Some(false),
         attributed_to: Url::parse(&local_user.id).unwrap().into(),
         to: vec![public(), mention.href.clone()],
         content: format!("{} {}", path.1, target.name),
diff --git a/src/objects/post.rs b/src/objects/post.rs
index e115115..543e949 100644
--- a/src/objects/post.rs
+++ b/src/objects/post.rs
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ pub struct Note {
     pub(crate) content: String,
     pub(crate) in_reply_to: Option<ObjectId<post::Model>>,
     pub(crate) tag: Vec<Mention>,
-    pub(crate) sensitive: bool,
+    pub(crate) sensitive: Option<bool>,
     pub(crate) cc: Option<Vec<Url>>,
 }
 
@@ -98,7 +98,7 @@ impl Object for post::Model {
             content: self.content,
             in_reply_to: None,
             tag: vec![],
-            sensitive: self.sensitive,
+            sensitive: Some(self.sensitive),
             cc: Some(to),
         })
     }
@@ -126,7 +126,7 @@ impl Object for post::Model {
             content_type: Set("text/plain".to_string()), // TODO: make this use the real content type
             local: Set(false),
             visibility: Set("public".to_string()), // TODO: make this use the real visibility
-            sensitive: Set(json.sensitive.clone()),
+            sensitive: Set(json.sensitive.clone().unwrap_or_default()),
             url: Set(json.id.clone().to_string()),
             ..Default::default()
         };