diff --git a/migration/sql-files/105-update-root-area-and-iteration-path-field.sql b/migration/sql-files/105-update-root-area-and-iteration-path-field.sql
index 9c9a638b07..168c3b0a13 100644
--- a/migration/sql-files/105-update-root-area-and-iteration-path-field.sql
+++ b/migration/sql-files/105-update-root-area-and-iteration-path-field.sql
@@ -1,11 +1,11 @@
--- append ID to non-root iteration and area paths
-UPDATE iterations SET path=text2ltree(concat(path, concat('.',replace(cast(id as text), '-', '_')))) WHERE path!='' AND path IS NOT NULL;
-UPDATE areas SET path=text2ltree(concat(path, concat('.',replace(cast(id as text), '-', '_')))) WHERE path!='' AND path IS NOT NULL;
-
 -- drop constraints
 ALTER TABLE iterations DROP CONSTRAINT iterations_name_space_id_path_unique;
 ALTER TABLE areas DROP CONSTRAINT areas_name_space_id_path_unique;
 
+-- append ID to non-root iteration and area paths
+UPDATE iterations SET path=text2ltree(concat(path, concat('.',replace(cast(id as text), '-', '_')))) WHERE path!='' AND path IS NOT NULL;
+UPDATE areas SET path=text2ltree(concat(path, concat('.',replace(cast(id as text), '-', '_')))) WHERE path!='' AND path IS NOT NULL;
+
 -- update root iteration and area paths to use converted ids
 UPDATE iterations SET path=text2ltree(replace(cast(id as text), '-', '_')) WHERE path='' OR PATH IS NULL;
 UPDATE areas SET path=text2ltree(replace(cast(id as text), '-', '_')) WHERE path='' OR PATH IS NULL;