diff --git a/app/src/main/java/org/thoughtcrime/securesms/database/helpers/SignalDatabaseMigrations.kt b/app/src/main/java/org/thoughtcrime/securesms/database/helpers/SignalDatabaseMigrations.kt
index 17971f4c3..1b445b02f 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/org/thoughtcrime/securesms/database/helpers/SignalDatabaseMigrations.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/java/org/thoughtcrime/securesms/database/helpers/SignalDatabaseMigrations.kt
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ import org.thoughtcrime.securesms.database.helpers.migration.V161_StorySendMessa
  */
 object SignalDatabaseMigrations {
 
-  const val DATABASE_VERSION = 160
+  const val DATABASE_VERSION = 161
 
   @JvmStatic
   fun migrate(context: Application, db: SQLiteDatabase, oldVersion: Int, newVersion: Int) {
diff --git a/app/src/main/java/org/thoughtcrime/securesms/database/helpers/migration/V161_StorySendMessageIdIndex.kt b/app/src/main/java/org/thoughtcrime/securesms/database/helpers/migration/V161_StorySendMessageIdIndex.kt
index e872f4d85..2e66f3223 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/org/thoughtcrime/securesms/database/helpers/migration/V161_StorySendMessageIdIndex.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/java/org/thoughtcrime/securesms/database/helpers/migration/V161_StorySendMessageIdIndex.kt
@@ -8,6 +8,6 @@ import net.zetetic.database.sqlcipher.SQLiteDatabase
  */
 object V161_StorySendMessageIdIndex : SignalDatabaseMigration {
   override fun migrate(context: Application, db: SQLiteDatabase, oldVersion: Int, newVersion: Int) {
-    db.execSQL("CREATE INDEX story_sends_message_id_distribution_id_index ON story_sends (message_id, distribution_id)")
+    db.execSQL("CREATE INDEX IF NOT EXISTS story_sends_message_id_distribution_id_index ON story_sends (message_id, distribution_id)")
   }
 }