diff --git a/migrations/2025-11-11-143207_backfill_org_id_in_payouts_table/down.sql b/migrations/2025-11-11-143207_backfill_org_id_in_payouts_table/down.sql
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+-- This file should undo anything in `up.sql`
+
+SELECT 1;
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diff --git a/migrations/2025-11-11-143207_backfill_org_id_in_payouts_table/up.sql b/migrations/2025-11-11-143207_backfill_org_id_in_payouts_table/up.sql
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+-- Your SQL goes here
+
+-- This migration backfills the organization_id column in the payouts table.
+-- It sets organization_id based on the corresponding merchant_account entry for cases where the organization_id was NULL.
+-- This is required for older payout records created before organization_id was introduced as a column in the payouts table.
+
+UPDATE payouts p
+SET organization_id = ma.organization_id
+FROM merchant_account ma
+WHERE p.merchant_id = ma.merchant_id
+  AND p.organization_id IS NULL;