diff --git a/ebean-ddl-generator/src/main/java/io/ebeaninternal/dbmigration/ddlgeneration/platform/ClickHouseDdl.java b/ebean-ddl-generator/src/main/java/io/ebeaninternal/dbmigration/ddlgeneration/platform/ClickHouseDdl.java
index 2c3e2d841..940cdcf24 100644
--- a/ebean-ddl-generator/src/main/java/io/ebeaninternal/dbmigration/ddlgeneration/platform/ClickHouseDdl.java
+++ b/ebean-ddl-generator/src/main/java/io/ebeaninternal/dbmigration/ddlgeneration/platform/ClickHouseDdl.java
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@ public class ClickHouseDdl extends PlatformDdl {
     super(platform);
     this.includeStorageEngine = true;
     this.identitySuffix = "";
+    this.columnNotNull = null;
   }
 
   @Override
@@ -68,11 +69,6 @@ public class ClickHouseDdl extends PlatformDdl {
     return null;
   }
 
-  @Override
-  protected void writeColumnNotNull(DdlBuffer buffer) {
-    // do nothing
-  }
-
   @Override
   public void addTableComment(DdlBuffer apply, String tableName, String tableComment) {
     // do nothing
diff --git a/ebean-ddl-generator/src/main/java/io/ebeaninternal/dbmigration/ddlgeneration/platform/PlatformDdl.java b/ebean-ddl-generator/src/main/java/io/ebeaninternal/dbmigration/ddlgeneration/platform/PlatformDdl.java
index f439d366e..e93983683 100644
--- a/ebean-ddl-generator/src/main/java/io/ebeaninternal/dbmigration/ddlgeneration/platform/PlatformDdl.java
+++ b/ebean-ddl-generator/src/main/java/io/ebeaninternal/dbmigration/ddlgeneration/platform/PlatformDdl.java
@@ -97,6 +97,8 @@ public class PlatformDdl {
 
   protected String columnSetNull = "set null";
 
+  protected String columnNotNull = "not null";
+
   protected String updateNullWithDefault = "update ${table} set ${column} = ${default} where ${column} is null";
 
   protected String createTable = "create table";
@@ -272,20 +274,13 @@ public class PlatformDdl {
       }
     }
     if (isTrue(column.isNotnull()) || isTrue(column.isPrimaryKey())) {
-      writeColumnNotNull(buffer);
+      buffer.appendWithSpace(columnNotNull);
     }
 
     // add check constraints later as we really want to give them a nice name
     // so that the database can potentially provide a nice SQL error
   }
 
-  /**
-   * Allow for platform overriding (e.g. ClickHouse).
-   */
-  protected void writeColumnNotNull(DdlBuffer buffer) {
-    buffer.append(" not null");
-  }
-
   /**
    * Returns the check constraint.
    */
@@ -556,7 +551,7 @@ public class PlatformDdl {
 
     if (!onHistoryTable) {
       if (isTrue(column.isNotnull())) {
-        writeColumnNotNull(buffer);
+        buffer.appendWithSpace(columnNotNull);
       }
       buffer.append(addColumnSuffix);
       buffer.endOfStatement();