diff --git a/src/AutoRecord.php b/src/AutoRecord.php
index 43ceff0..5c1f434 100644
--- a/src/AutoRecord.php
+++ b/src/AutoRecord.php
@@ -425,15 +425,15 @@ private function _getCommasAndEscapesPostgres($value, $type, $nullable, $default
             }
         }
 
-        if (strstr($type, 'text') && strlen($value) > 0) {
+        if (strstr($type, 'text') && strlen($value ?? '') > 0) {
             return "'" . $this->escape($value) . "'";
         }
 
-        if (strstr($type, 'json') && strlen($value) > 0) {
+        if (strstr($type, 'json') && strlen($value ?? '') > 0) {
             return "'" . $this->escape($value) . "'";
         }
 
-        if ($default && (strlen($value) > 0 || $value !== '')) {
+        if ($default && (strlen($value ?? '') > 0 || $value !== '')) {
             return $default; // here it contains the quotes already, :: deleted already
         }