diff --git a/litecord/blueprints/guilds.py b/litecord/blueprints/guilds.py
index 032d07a..0208bfc 100644
--- a/litecord/blueprints/guilds.py
+++ b/litecord/blueprints/guilds.py
@@ -133,9 +133,9 @@ async def create_guild():
     # is the same as the id of the guild, and create_role
     # generates a new snowflake.
     await app.db.execute("""
-    INSERT INTO roles (id, guild_id, name, position, permissions, color)
-    VALUES ($1, $2, $3, $4, $5, $6)
-    """, guild_id, guild_id, '@everyone', 0, DEFAULT_EVERYONE_PERMS, 0)
+    INSERT INTO roles (id, guild_id, name, position, permissions)
+    VALUES ($1, $2, $3, $4, $5)
+    """, guild_id, guild_id, '@everyone', 0, DEFAULT_EVERYONE_PERMS)
 
     # add the @everyone role to the guild creator
     await app.db.execute("""
diff --git a/litecord/schemas.py b/litecord/schemas.py
index 8518dea..3037d52 100644
--- a/litecord/schemas.py
+++ b/litecord/schemas.py
@@ -162,8 +162,9 @@ REGISTER = {
     'password': {'type': 'string', 'minlength': 5, 'required': True}
 }
 
+# only used by us, not discord, hence 'invcode' (to separate from discord)
 REGISTER_WITH_INVITE = {**REGISTER, **{
-    'invite': {'type': 'string', 'required': True}
+    'invcode': {'type': 'string', 'required': True}
 }}
 
 
diff --git a/manage/cmd/migration/scripts/8_roles_default_color.sql b/manage/cmd/migration/scripts/8_roles_default_color.sql
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..b15fb18
--- /dev/null
+++ b/manage/cmd/migration/scripts/8_roles_default_color.sql
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+-- update roles.color default to 0
+ALTER TABLE roles
+  ALTER COLUMN color SET DEFAULT 0;
+
+-- update all existing guild default roles to
+-- color=0
+UPDATE roles
+  SET color = 0
+WHERE roles.id = roles.guild_id;
diff --git a/schema.sql b/schema.sql
index b912fe3..bb35d8b 100644
--- a/schema.sql
+++ b/schema.sql
@@ -519,7 +519,7 @@ CREATE TABLE IF NOT EXISTS roles (
     guild_id bigint REFERENCES guilds (id) ON DELETE CASCADE,
 
     name text NOT NULL,
-    color int DEFAULT 1,
+    color int DEFAULT 0,
     hoist bool DEFAULT false,
     position int NOT NULL,
     permissions int NOT NULL,