diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 71010b06..5854fb91 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -4,6 +4,12 @@ All notable changes to this project will be documented in this file.
 The format is based on [Keep a Changelog](http://keepachangelog.com/)
 and this project adheres to [Semantic Versioning](http://semver.org/).
 
+# [UNRELEASED]
+
+## Fixed
+
+- Default value for `points_count` attribute is now set to 0 in the User model.
+
 # [0.30.12] - 2025-08-26
 
 ## Fixed
diff --git a/app/models/user.rb b/app/models/user.rb
index 6e1097c9..96d3e3a7 100644
--- a/app/models/user.rb
+++ b/app/models/user.rb
@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@ class User < ApplicationRecord # rubocop:disable Metrics/ClassLength
   validates :reset_password_token, uniqueness: true, allow_nil: true
 
   attribute :admin, :boolean, default: false
+  attribute :points_count, :integer, default: 0
 
   enum :status, { inactive: 0, active: 1, trial: 2 }
 
@@ -117,7 +118,7 @@ class User < ApplicationRecord # rubocop:disable Metrics/ClassLength
   end
 
   def trial_state?
-    points_count.zero? && trial?
+    (points_count || 0).zero? && trial?
   end
 
   private