diff --git a/src/db/migrations/035_author_stats_followers_index.ts b/src/db/migrations/035_author_stats_followers_index.ts
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+import { Kysely } from 'kysely';
+
+export async function up(db: Kysely<any>): Promise<void> {
+  await db.schema
+    .createIndex('author_stats_followers_count_idx')
+    .ifNotExists()
+    .on('author_stats')
+    .column('followers_count desc')
+    .execute();
+
+  // This index should have never been added, because pubkey is the primary key.
+  await db.schema.dropIndex('idx_author_stats_pubkey').ifExists().execute();
+}
+
+export async function down(db: Kysely<any>): Promise<void> {
+  await db.schema.dropIndex('author_stats_followers_count_idx').ifExists().execute();
+}