diff --git a/pkg/database/migrations/postgres/39_edits_updates.up.sql b/pkg/database/migrations/postgres/39_edits_updates.up.sql
index 69545d8c3..357faa410 100644
--- a/pkg/database/migrations/postgres/39_edits_updates.up.sql
+++ b/pkg/database/migrations/postgres/39_edits_updates.up.sql
@@ -1,3 +1,6 @@
 ALTER TABLE "edits"
 ADD COLUMN "update_count" integer NOT NULL DEFAULT 0;
 
+UPDATE "edits"
+SET "update_count" = 1
+WHERE "updated_at" IS NOT NULL;