diff --git a/installer/data/mysql/atomicupdate/bug_16070.sql b/installer/data/mysql/atomicupdate/bug_16070.sql
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..f02ee5e8dc
--- /dev/null
+++ b/installer/data/mysql/atomicupdate/bug_16070.sql
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+UPDATE systempreferences SET value="" WHERE value IS NULL;