diff --git a/SQL/paradise_schema.sql b/SQL/paradise_schema.sql
index d0673d6f56b..34d3fef31be 100644
--- a/SQL/paradise_schema.sql
+++ b/SQL/paradise_schema.sql
@@ -361,7 +361,7 @@ DROP TABLE IF EXISTS `privacy`;
 CREATE TABLE `privacy` (
   `ckey` varchar(32) NOT NULL,
   `datetime` datetime NOT NULL,
-  `consent` varchar(128) NOT NULL,
+  `consent` bit(1) NOT NULL,
   PRIMARY KEY (`ckey`),
   UNIQUE KEY `ckey_UNIQUE` (`ckey`)
 ) ENGINE=InnoDB DEFAULT CHARSET=latin1;
diff --git a/SQL/paradise_schema_prefixed.sql b/SQL/paradise_schema_prefixed.sql
index be47265e915..afc730af8c9 100644
--- a/SQL/paradise_schema_prefixed.sql
+++ b/SQL/paradise_schema_prefixed.sql
@@ -360,7 +360,7 @@ DROP TABLE IF EXISTS `SS13_privacy`;
 CREATE TABLE `ss13_privacy` (
   `ckey` varchar(32) NOT NULL,
   `datetime` datetime NOT NULL,
-  `consent` varchar(128) NOT NULL,
+  `consent` bit(1) NOT NULL,
   PRIMARY KEY (`ckey`),
   UNIQUE KEY `ckey_UNIQUE` (`ckey`)
 ) ENGINE=InnoDB DEFAULT CHARSET=latin1;
diff --git a/SQL/updates/2-3.sql b/SQL/updates/2-3.sql
index 0fa438e8a7a..d733759bc6e 100644
--- a/SQL/updates/2-3.sql
+++ b/SQL/updates/2-3.sql
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ DROP TABLE `privacy`;
 CREATE TABLE `privacy` (
   `ckey` varchar(32) NOT NULL,
   `datetime` datetime NOT NULL,
-  `consent` varchar(128) NOT NULL,
+  `consent` bit(1) NOT NULL,
   PRIMARY KEY (`ckey`),
   UNIQUE KEY `ckey_UNIQUE` (`ckey`)
 ) ENGINE=InnoDB DEFAULT CHARSET=latin1;
diff --git a/code/modules/mob/new_player/new_player.dm b/code/modules/mob/new_player/new_player.dm
index 79571c7d29c..8a2aeb26bae 100644
--- a/code/modules/mob/new_player/new_player.dm
+++ b/code/modules/mob/new_player/new_player.dm
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@
 	if(!dbcon.IsConnected())
 		consent = 1
 		return
-	var/DBQuery/query = dbcon.NewQuery("SELECT * FROM [format_table_name("privacy")] WHERE ckey='[src.ckey]' AND consent='SIGNED'")
+	var/DBQuery/query = dbcon.NewQuery("SELECT * FROM [format_table_name("privacy")] WHERE ckey='[src.ckey]' AND consent=1")
 	query.Execute()
 	while(query.NextRow())
 		consent = 1
@@ -146,7 +146,7 @@
 
 	if(href_list["consent_signed"])
 		var/sqltime = time2text(world.realtime, "YYYY-MM-DD hh:mm:ss")
-		var/DBQuery/query = dbcon.NewQuery("REPLACE INTO [format_table_name("privacy")] (ckey, datetime, consent) VALUES ('[ckey]', '[sqltime]', 'SIGNED')")
+		var/DBQuery/query = dbcon.NewQuery("REPLACE INTO [format_table_name("privacy")] (ckey, datetime, consent) VALUES ('[ckey]', '[sqltime]', 1)")
 		query.Execute()
 		src << browse(null, "window=privacy_consent")
 		consent = 1
@@ -155,7 +155,7 @@
 		consent = 0
 		to_chat(usr, "<span class='warning'>You must consent to the terms of service before you can join!</span>")
 		var/sqltime = time2text(world.realtime, "YYYY-MM-DD hh:mm:ss")
-		var/DBQuery/query = dbcon.NewQuery("REPLACE INTO [format_table_name("privacy")] (ckey, datetime, consent) VALUES ('[ckey]', '[sqltime]', 'NOTSIGNED')")
+		var/DBQuery/query = dbcon.NewQuery("REPLACE INTO [format_table_name("privacy")] (ckey, datetime, consent) VALUES ('[ckey]', '[sqltime]', 0)")
 		query.Execute()
 
 	if(href_list["show_preferences"])