diff --git a/src/Simplex/Chat/Store/Postgres/Migrations/M20260222_chat_relays.hs b/src/Simplex/Chat/Store/Postgres/Migrations/M20260222_chat_relays.hs
index 9c78fb595c..a504e7f1d8 100644
--- a/src/Simplex/Chat/Store/Postgres/Migrations/M20260222_chat_relays.hs
+++ b/src/Simplex/Chat/Store/Postgres/Migrations/M20260222_chat_relays.hs
@@ -75,6 +75,8 @@ down_m20260222_chat_relays :: Text
 down_m20260222_chat_relays =
   T.pack
     [r|
+UPDATE group_members SET member_role = 'observer' WHERE member_role = 'relay';
+
 ALTER TABLE users DROP COLUMN is_user_chat_relay;
 
 ALTER TABLE groups
diff --git a/src/Simplex/Chat/Store/SQLite/Migrations/M20260222_chat_relays.hs b/src/Simplex/Chat/Store/SQLite/Migrations/M20260222_chat_relays.hs
index cc3706081a..766921858f 100644
--- a/src/Simplex/Chat/Store/SQLite/Migrations/M20260222_chat_relays.hs
+++ b/src/Simplex/Chat/Store/SQLite/Migrations/M20260222_chat_relays.hs
@@ -86,6 +86,8 @@ ALTER TABLE chat_items ADD COLUMN msg_signed TEXT;
 down_m20260222_chat_relays :: Query
 down_m20260222_chat_relays =
   [sql|
+UPDATE group_members SET member_role = 'observer' WHERE member_role = 'relay';
+
 ALTER TABLE users DROP COLUMN is_user_chat_relay;
 
 ALTER TABLE groups DROP COLUMN use_relays;