diff --git a/src/routes/settings.import.tsx b/src/routes/settings.import.tsx
index 2eca362..34f20ba 100644
--- a/src/routes/settings.import.tsx
+++ b/src/routes/settings.import.tsx
@@ -280,7 +280,9 @@ const IMPORTERS: ImporterConfig[] = [
       } else if (s === "on hold" || s === "hold") {
         r.status = "on_hold";
       } else {
-        delete r.status;
+        // Default to 'intake' when no explicit status — avoids NULL violations
+        // in batched upserts where Postgrest sends the column union.
+        r.status = "intake";
       }
       // Normalise billing method
       if (r.billing_method) {