diff --git a/server/models/User.ts b/server/models/User.ts
index cd89693c8..727483200 100644
--- a/server/models/User.ts
+++ b/server/models/User.ts
@@ -148,12 +148,12 @@ class User extends ParanoidModel {
   @Column
   language: string;
 
-  @Column(DataType.STRING)
   @Length({
     min: 0,
     max: 1000,
     msg: "avatarUrl must be less than 1000 characters",
   })
+  @Column(DataType.STRING)
   get avatarUrl() {
     const original = this.getDataValue("avatarUrl");