diff --git a/supabase/migrations/20241107201532_add-number-of-volunteers-in-each-request.sql b/supabase/migrations/20241107201532_add-number-of-volunteers-in-each-request.sql
index b9becac8..b5ee485a 100644
--- a/supabase/migrations/20241107201532_add-number-of-volunteers-in-each-request.sql
+++ b/supabase/migrations/20241107201532_add-number-of-volunteers-in-each-request.sql
@@ -1 +1,8 @@
-alter table "public"."help_requests" add column "asignees_count" smallint not null default '0'::smallint;
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+alter table "public"."help_requests" add column "asignees_count" smallint not null default '0'::smallint;
+
+UPDATE "public"."help_requests"
+SET "assignees_count" = (
+    SELECT COUNT(*)
+    FROM "public"."help_request_assignments"
+    WHERE "public"."help_request_assignments"."help_request_id" = "public"."help_requests"."id"
+);
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