diff --git a/model/src/main/java/dev/msfjarvis/lobsters/model/Submitter.kt b/model/src/main/java/dev/msfjarvis/lobsters/model/Submitter.kt
index 929bc520..1260d02a 100644
--- a/model/src/main/java/dev/msfjarvis/lobsters/model/Submitter.kt
+++ b/model/src/main/java/dev/msfjarvis/lobsters/model/Submitter.kt
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ class Submitter(
   val about: String,
   @Json(name = "is_moderator")
   val isModerator: Boolean,
-  val karma: Long,
+  val karma: Long = 0,
   @Json(name = "avatar_url")
   val avatarUrl: String,
   @Json(name = "invited_by_user")