diff --git a/alembic/versions/a4bf1f58ce69_fix_journalist_association_in_replies.py b/alembic/versions/a4bf1f58ce69_fix_journalist_association_in_replies.py
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+"""fix journalist association in replies table
+
+Revision ID: a4bf1f58ce69
+Revises: 7f682532afa2
+Create Date: 2020-10-20 13:49:53.035383
+
+"""
+from alembic import op
+
+
+# revision identifiers, used by Alembic.
+revision = 'a4bf1f58ce69'
+down_revision = '7f682532afa2'
+branch_labels = None
+depends_on = None
+
+
+def upgrade():
+    """
+    Fix reply association with journalist by updating journalist uuid to journalist id in the
+    journalist_id column.
+    """
+    conn = op.get_bind()
+    cursor = conn.execute("""
+        SELECT journalist_id
+        FROM replies, users
+        WHERE journalist_id=users.uuid;
+    """)
+
+    replies_with_incorrect_associations = cursor.fetchall()
+    if not replies_with_incorrect_associations:
+        return
+
+    conn.execute("""
+        UPDATE replies
+        SET journalist_id=
+        (
+            SELECT users.id
+            FROM users
+            WHERE journalist_id=users.uuid
+        )
+        WHERE exists
+        (
+            SELECT users.id
+            FROM users
+            WHERE journalist_id=users.uuid
+        );
+    """)
+
+    cursor = conn.execute("""
+        SELECT journalist_id
+        FROM replies, users
+        WHERE journalist_id=users.uuid;
+    """)
+    assert not replies_with_incorrect_associations
+
+
+def downgrade():
+    """
+    We do not want to undo this bug fix, because nothing will break if we downgrade to an earlier
+    version of the client.
+    """
+    pass