diff --git a/db/migrate/058_add_hits_to_articles.rb b/db/migrate/058_add_hits_to_articles.rb
index f707461..24d13f9 100644
--- a/db/migrate/058_add_hits_to_articles.rb
+++ b/db/migrate/058_add_hits_to_articles.rb
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ class AddHitsToArticles < ActiveRecord::Migration
   def self.up
     add_column :articles, :hits, :integer, :default => 0
     add_column :article_versions, :hits, :integer, :default => 0
+    execute('update articles set hits = 0')
   end
 
   def self.down
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