diff --git a/app/models/user.rb b/app/models/user.rb
index f080d70..ac2c8aa 100644
--- a/app/models/user.rb
+++ b/app/models/user.rb
@@ -53,11 +53,11 @@ class User < ApplicationRecord
   has_secure_password
 
   ##### Enums
-  # Enum for collection privacy levels
+  # Enum for collection privacy levels (1-based to avoid JavaScript falsy 0 issues)
   enum :collection_privacy, {
-    everyone: 0,
-    crew_only: 1,
-    private_collection: 2
+    everyone: 1,
+    crew_only: 2,
+    private_collection: 3
   }, prefix: true
 
   ##### Instance Methods
diff --git a/db/migrate/20251214091117_change_collection_privacy_to_one_based.rb b/db/migrate/20251214091117_change_collection_privacy_to_one_based.rb
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..b81c6d0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/db/migrate/20251214091117_change_collection_privacy_to_one_based.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,19 @@
+# frozen_string_literal: true
+
+class ChangeCollectionPrivacyToOneBased < ActiveRecord::Migration[8.0]
+  def up
+    # Shift all values up by 1: 0->1, 1->2, 2->3
+    execute 'UPDATE users SET collection_privacy = collection_privacy + 1'
+
+    # Change default from 0 to 1
+    change_column_default :users, :collection_privacy, from: 0, to: 1
+  end
+
+  def down
+    # Shift all values down by 1: 1->0, 2->1, 3->2
+    execute 'UPDATE users SET collection_privacy = collection_privacy - 1'
+
+    # Restore default
+    change_column_default :users, :collection_privacy, from: 1, to: 0
+  end
+end