diff --git a/arches/app/models/migrations/10804_core_search_filters.py b/arches/app/models/migrations/10804_core_search_filters.py
index 9e02db02418..abbdfce4404 100644
--- a/arches/app/models/migrations/10804_core_search_filters.py
+++ b/arches/app/models/migrations/10804_core_search_filters.py
@@ -45,6 +45,7 @@ class Migration(migrations.Migration):
         UPDATE search_component SET config = '{"layoutType":"popup"}' where componentname = 'saved-searches';
         UPDATE search_component SET config = '{"layoutType":"popup"}' where componentname = 'search-export';
         UPDATE search_component SET type = 'term-filter' where componentname = 'term-filter';
+        UPDATE search_component SET componentpath = null where componentpath = '';
         
     """
     reverse_sql = """
@@ -53,9 +54,15 @@ class Migration(migrations.Migration):
         UPDATE search_component SET type = 'filter', sortorder = 1 where componentname = 'map-filter';
         UPDATE search_component SET type = 'results-list' where componentname = 'search-results';
         UPDATE search_component SET type = 'text-input' where componentname = 'term-filter';
+        UPDATE search_component SET componentpath = '' where componentpath is null;
     """
 
     operations = [
+        migrations.AlterField(
+            model_name="searchcomponent",
+            name="componentpath",
+            field=models.TextField(null=True, unique=True),
+        ),
         migrations.AddField(
             model_name="searchcomponent",
             name="config",
diff --git a/arches/app/models/models.py b/arches/app/models/models.py
index 5464a16f4c6..53c0c726457 100644
--- a/arches/app/models/models.py
+++ b/arches/app/models/models.py
@@ -1201,7 +1201,7 @@ class SearchComponent(models.Model):
     modulename = models.TextField(blank=True, null=True)
     classname = models.TextField(blank=True, null=True)
     type = models.TextField()
-    componentpath = models.TextField(unique=True)
+    componentpath = models.TextField(unique=True, null=True)
     componentname = models.TextField(unique=True)
     config = models.JSONField(default=dict)