diff --git a/app/models/client.rb b/app/models/client.rb
index c48a81e13..3e5550498 100644
--- a/app/models/client.rb
+++ b/app/models/client.rb
@@ -296,6 +296,7 @@ def user_url
   def set_defaults
     self.contact_name = "" unless contact_name.present?
     self.domains = "*" unless domains.present?
+    self.client_type = "repository" unless client_type.present?
     self.issn = [] if issn.blank? || client_type == "repository"
     self.certificate = [] if certificate.blank? || client_type == "periodical"
     self.is_active = is_active ? "\x01" : "\x00"
diff --git a/app/serializers/client_serializer.rb b/app/serializers/client_serializer.rb
index 9d56295e5..d9976c579 100644
--- a/app/serializers/client_serializer.rb
+++ b/app/serializers/client_serializer.rb
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ class ClientSerializer
   set_id :uid
   cache_options enabled: true, cache_length: 24.hours
   
-  attributes :name, :alternate_name, :symbol, :year, :contact_name, :contact_email, :description, :language, :client_type, :domains, :url, :created, :updated
+  attributes :name, :symbol, :year, :contact_name, :contact_email, :alternate_name, :description, :language, :client_type, :domains, :url, :created, :updated
 
   belongs_to :provider, record_type: :providers
   has_many :prefixes, record_type: :prefixes
diff --git a/app/serializers/periodical_serializer.rb b/app/serializers/periodical_serializer.rb
index 431b982f0..5fe5c9b92 100644
--- a/app/serializers/periodical_serializer.rb
+++ b/app/serializers/periodical_serializer.rb
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ class PeriodicalSerializer
   set_type :periodicals
   set_id :uid
 
-  attributes :name, :alternate_name, :symbol, :year, :contact_name, :contact_email, :description, :client_type, :language, :domains, :issn, :url, :created, :updated
+  attributes :name, :symbol, :year, :contact_name, :contact_email, :alternate_name, :description, :client_type, :language, :domains, :issn, :url, :created, :updated
 
   belongs_to :provider, record_type: :providers
   has_many :prefixes, record_type: :prefixes
diff --git a/app/serializers/repository_serializer.rb b/app/serializers/repository_serializer.rb
index 3b809eb38..723258714 100644
--- a/app/serializers/repository_serializer.rb
+++ b/app/serializers/repository_serializer.rb
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ class RepositorySerializer
   set_type :repositories
   set_id :uid
   
-  attributes :name, :alternate_name, :symbol, :re3data, :opendoar, :year, :contact_name, :contact_email, :description, :client_type, :language, :certificate, :domains, :url, :created, :updated
+  attributes :name, :symbol, :re3data, :opendoar, :year, :contact_name, :contact_email, :alternate_name, :description, :client_type, :language, :certificate, :domains, :url, :created, :updated
 
   belongs_to :provider, record_type: :providers
   has_many :prefixes, record_type: :prefixes
diff --git a/db/migrate/20190727170040_add_client_fields.rb b/db/migrate/20190727170040_add_client_fields.rb
index f447434c6..9eeaf00eb 100644
--- a/db/migrate/20190727170040_add_client_fields.rb
+++ b/db/migrate/20190727170040_add_client_fields.rb
@@ -1,7 +1,5 @@
 class AddClientFields < ActiveRecord::Migration[5.2]
   def change
-    change_column_default :datacentre, :client_type, from: nil, to: "repository"
-
     remove_index :datacentre, [:re3data]
     rename_column :datacentre, :re3data, :re3data_id
     add_index :datacentre, [:re3data_id]