diff --git a/__tests__/index.test.ts b/__tests__/index.test.ts
index 3bd587c..7fd7af6 100644
--- a/__tests__/index.test.ts
+++ b/__tests__/index.test.ts
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@ describe('inferTable', () => {
     const code = await inferTable(connectionString, 'agreements')
     expect(code).toMatchInlineSnapshot(`
       "/**
-       Schema Generated with mysql-schema-ts 0.3.0
+       Schema Generated with mysql-schema-ts 1.0.0
       */
 
       export interface agreements {
@@ -71,7 +71,7 @@ describe('inferTable', () => {
     const code = await inferTable(connectionString, 'requests')
     expect(code).toMatchInlineSnapshot(`
       "/**
-       Schema Generated with mysql-schema-ts 0.3.0
+       Schema Generated with mysql-schema-ts 1.0.0
       */
 
       export interface requests {
@@ -88,17 +88,17 @@ describe('inferTable', () => {
     const code = await inferTable(connectionString, 'complex')
     expect(code).toMatchInlineSnapshot(`
       "/**
-       Schema Generated with mysql-schema-ts 0.3.0
+       Schema Generated with mysql-schema-ts 1.0.0
       */
 
       export interface complex {
         id: string
         name: string
-        nullable: string | null
+        nullable?: string | null
         created_at?: Date
         created_on: Date
         /** This is an awesome field */
-        documented_field: string | null
+        documented_field?: string | null
       }
       "
     `)
@@ -108,7 +108,7 @@ describe('inferTable', () => {
     const code = await inferTable(connectionString, 'table_with_json')
     expect(code).toMatchInlineSnapshot(`
       "/**
-       Schema Generated with mysql-schema-ts 0.3.0
+       Schema Generated with mysql-schema-ts 1.0.0
       */
 
       export type JSONPrimitive = string | number | boolean | null
@@ -118,7 +118,7 @@ describe('inferTable', () => {
 
       export interface table_with_json {
         id: string
-        data: JSONValue | null
+        data?: JSONValue | null
       }
       "
     `)
@@ -130,7 +130,7 @@ describe('inferSchema', () => {
     const code = await inferSchema(connectionString)
     expect(code).toMatchInlineSnapshot(`
       "/**
-       Schema Generated with mysql-schema-ts 0.3.0
+       Schema Generated with mysql-schema-ts 1.0.0
       */
 
       export type JSONPrimitive = string | number | boolean | null
@@ -147,11 +147,11 @@ describe('inferSchema', () => {
       export interface complex {
         id: string
         name: string
-        nullable: string | null
+        nullable?: string | null
         created_at?: Date
         created_on: Date
         /** This is an awesome field */
-        documented_field: string | null
+        documented_field?: string | null
       }
       export interface requests {
         id: number
@@ -161,7 +161,7 @@ describe('inferSchema', () => {
       }
       export interface table_with_json {
         id: string
-        data: JSONValue | null
+        data?: JSONValue | null
       }
       "
     `)
diff --git a/src/typescript.ts b/src/typescript.ts
index cf17d0d..88cc0fe 100644
--- a/src/typescript.ts
+++ b/src/typescript.ts
@@ -25,7 +25,9 @@ export function tableToTS(name: string, table: Table): string {
     const hasDefault = table[column].hasDefault
     const nullable = table[column].nullable ? '| null' : ''
     const comment = table[column].comment ? `\n/** ${table[column].comment} */\n` : ''
-    return `${comment}${normalize(column)}${hasDefault ? '?' : ''}: ${type}${nullable}\n`
+
+    const isOptional = hasDefault || nullable
+    return `${comment}${normalize(column)}${isOptional ? '?' : ''}: ${type}${nullable}\n`
   })
 
   return `