diff --git a/graphene_sqlalchemy/converter.py b/graphene_sqlalchemy/converter.py
index c8170ba8..595fa68c 100644
--- a/graphene_sqlalchemy/converter.py
+++ b/graphene_sqlalchemy/converter.py
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ def get_column_doc(column):
 
 
 def is_column_nullable(column):
-    return bool(getattr(column, 'nullable', False))
+    return bool(getattr(column, 'nullable', True))
 
 
 def convert_sqlalchemy_relationship(relationship, registry):