diff --git a/initdb/02_5_signalk_api_deps.sql b/initdb/02_5_signalk_api_deps.sql
index 051b50d..2d7074c 100644
--- a/initdb/02_5_signalk_api_deps.sql
+++ b/initdb/02_5_signalk_api_deps.sql
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ CREATE OR REPLACE VIEW api.vessels_view AS
                 FROM api.metadata m
                 WHERE m.vessel_id = current_setting('vessel.id')
             )::TEXT ,
-            'Never'::TEXT ) as last_contact
+            ''::TEXT ) as last_contact
     )
     SELECT
         v.name as name,