diff --git a/src/manage_sql_secinfo.c b/src/manage_sql_secinfo.c
index 29ea09538..143312d10 100644
--- a/src/manage_sql_secinfo.c
+++ b/src/manage_sql_secinfo.c
@@ -2529,7 +2529,7 @@ insert_cve_from_entry (element_t entry, element_t last_modified,
     }
 
   if (score == NULL)
-    severity_dbl = 0;
+    severity_dbl = SEVERITY_MISSING;
   else
     severity_dbl = atof (element_text (score));