diff --git a/migrations/2024-03-05-120032_add-crate-downloads-index/down.sql b/migrations/2024-03-05-120032_add-crate-downloads-index/down.sql
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+drop index concurrently crate_downloads_downloads_crate_id_index;
diff --git a/migrations/2024-03-05-120032_add-crate-downloads-index/metadata.toml b/migrations/2024-03-05-120032_add-crate-downloads-index/metadata.toml
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+run_in_transaction = false
diff --git a/migrations/2024-03-05-120032_add-crate-downloads-index/up.sql b/migrations/2024-03-05-120032_add-crate-downloads-index/up.sql
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+create index concurrently if not exists crate_downloads_downloads_crate_id_index
+    on crate_downloads (downloads desc, crate_id desc);