diff --git a/lib/devise/models/lockable.rb b/lib/devise/models/lockable.rb
index ef58b4bc..8e1bc904 100644
--- a/lib/devise/models/lockable.rb
+++ b/lib/devise/models/lockable.rb
@@ -82,6 +82,8 @@ module Devise
         when TrueClass
           self.failed_attempts = 0
         when FalseClass
+          # PostgreSQL uses nil as the default value for integer columns set to 0
+          self.failed_attempts ||= 0
           self.failed_attempts += 1
           if attempts_exceeded?
             lock_access!