diff --git a/backend/src/plugins/Starboard/types.ts b/backend/src/plugins/Starboard/types.ts
index b2118f55..1fbe3de5 100644
--- a/backend/src/plugins/Starboard/types.ts
+++ b/backend/src/plugins/Starboard/types.ts
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ const StarboardOpts = t.type({
   copy_full_embed: tNullable(t.boolean),
   enabled: tNullable(t.boolean),
   show_star_count: t.boolean,
-  color: t.number,
+  color: tNullable(t.number),
 });
 export type TStarboardOpts = t.TypeOf<typeof StarboardOpts>;
 
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ export const defaultStarboardOpts: Partial<TStarboardOpts> = {
   star_emoji: ["⭐"],
   enabled: true,
   show_star_count: true,
-  color: 0,
+  color: null,
 };
 
 export interface StarboardPluginType extends BasePluginType {
diff --git a/backend/src/plugins/Starboard/util/createStarboardEmbedFromMessage.ts b/backend/src/plugins/Starboard/util/createStarboardEmbedFromMessage.ts
index 8ea900e2..9625556c 100644
--- a/backend/src/plugins/Starboard/util/createStarboardEmbedFromMessage.ts
+++ b/backend/src/plugins/Starboard/util/createStarboardEmbedFromMessage.ts
@@ -8,7 +8,11 @@ const videoAttachmentExtensions = ["mp4", "mkv", "mov"];
 
 type StarboardEmbed = EmbedWith<"footer" | "author" | "fields" | "timestamp">;
 
-export function createStarboardEmbedFromMessage(msg: Message, copyFullEmbed: boolean, color: number): StarboardEmbed {
+export function createStarboardEmbedFromMessage(
+  msg: Message,
+  copyFullEmbed: boolean,
+  color?: number | null,
+): StarboardEmbed {
   const embed: StarboardEmbed = {
     footer: {
       text: `#${(msg.channel as GuildChannel).name}`,
@@ -18,9 +22,12 @@ export function createStarboardEmbedFromMessage(msg: Message, copyFullEmbed: boo
     },
     fields: [],
     timestamp: new Date(msg.timestamp).toISOString(),
-    color,
   };
 
+  if (color != null) {
+    embed.color = color;
+  }
+
   if (msg.author.avatarURL) {
     embed.author.icon_url = msg.author.avatarURL;
   }