diff --git a/backend/models.py b/backend/models.py
index 930528b04e4d6f61bd45e26ba42f2aaafbcdb558..d636b03131b61cee13196b165a6bbf8eb82e08e0 100644
--- a/backend/models.py
+++ b/backend/models.py
@@ -96,7 +96,7 @@ class Person(models.Model):
     sn = models.CharField("last name", max_length=250, null=True, blank=True)
     email = models.EmailField("email address", null=False, unique=True)
     # This is null for people who still have not picked one
-    uid = models.CharField("Debian account name", max_length=32, null=True, unique=True, blank=True)
+    uid = CharNullField("Debian account name", max_length=32, null=True, unique=True, blank=True)
     # OpenPGP fingerprint, NULL until one has been provided
     fpr = CharNullField("OpenPGP key fingerprint", max_length=80, null=True, unique=True, blank=True)
     status = models.CharField("current status in the project", max_length=20, null=False,