diff --git a/db/20180923004309-comment-count-build.sql b/db/20180923004309-comment-count-build.sql
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+-- Build the comments count column
+
+UPDATE pages
+SET commentCount = subquery.commentCount
+FROM (
+  SELECT COUNT(commentHex) as commentCount
+  FROM comments
+  WHERE state = 'approved'
+  GROUP BY (domain, path)
+) as subquery;