diff --git a/pandora/item/management/commands/sqlfindindex.py b/pandora/item/management/commands/sqlfindindex.py
index 88ca8144e..1f74f4b6d 100644
--- a/pandora/item/management/commands/sqlfindindex.py
+++ b/pandora/item/management/commands/sqlfindindex.py
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 from optparse import make_option
 
 from django.core.management.base import BaseCommand
-from django.db import connection
+from django.db import connection, transaction
 from django.conf import settings
 
 import monkey_patch.models
@@ -42,3 +42,4 @@ class Command(BaseCommand):
             name = 'findvalue'
             if name not in indexes:
                 create_table("%s_%s_idx"%(table_name, name), table_name, name)
+            transaction.commit_unless_managed()
diff --git a/pandora/item/management/commands/sync_itemsort.py b/pandora/item/management/commands/sync_itemsort.py
index dd4ac590a..926c380af 100644
--- a/pandora/item/management/commands/sync_itemsort.py
+++ b/pandora/item/management/commands/sync_itemsort.py
@@ -83,6 +83,10 @@ class Command(BaseCommand):
                 if name not in db_fields:
                     sql = 'ALTER TABLE "%s" ADD COLUMN "%s" %s' % (table_name, name, col_type)
                     changes.append(sql)
+                    sql = 'UPDATE "%s" SET "%s"=FALSE WHERE "%s" IS NULL' % (
+                        table_name, name, name
+                    )
+                    changes.append(sql)
                     sql = 'CREATE INDEX "%s_%s_idx" ON "%s" ("%s")' % (table_name, name,
                                                                        table_name, name)
                     changes.append(sql)