diff --git a/persistence/sql/migrations/sql/20240214113828000000_courier_dispatch_indices.down.sql b/persistence/sql/migrations/sql/20240214113828000000_courier_dispatch_indices.down.sql
index 47f73f6a093a..e1f854a3cc1f 100644
--- a/persistence/sql/migrations/sql/20240214113828000000_courier_dispatch_indices.down.sql
+++ b/persistence/sql/migrations/sql/20240214113828000000_courier_dispatch_indices.down.sql
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-CREATE INDEX courier_message_dispatches_id_message_id_nid_idx ON courier_message_dispatches (id ASC, message_id ASC, nid ASC);
+CREATE INDEX IF NOT EXISTS courier_message_dispatches_id_message_id_nid_idx ON courier_message_dispatches (id ASC, message_id ASC, nid ASC);
 
 DROP INDEX courier_message_dispatches_message_id_idx;
 DROP INDEX courier_message_dispatches_message_nid_idx;