diff --git a/db/migrate/20260603065929_add_index_to_people_name_id_kudo_position.rb b/db/migrate/20260603065929_add_index_to_people_name_id_kudo_position.rb
index d5efa37d3..6e60595e4 100644
--- a/db/migrate/20260603065929_add_index_to_people_name_id_kudo_position.rb
+++ b/db/migrate/20260603065929_add_index_to_people_name_id_kudo_position.rb
@@ -4,6 +4,8 @@ class AddIndexToPeopleNameIdKudoPosition < ActiveRecord::Migration[6.1]
   disable_ddl_transaction!
 
   def change
+    return if index_exists?(:people, %i[name_id kudo_position], name: 'index_people_name_id_kudo_position')
+
     add_index :people, %i[name_id kudo_position],
               where: 'name_id IS NOT NULL',
               name: 'index_people_name_id_kudo_position',