diff --git a/db/migrate/20230430025441_add_archive_to_families.rb b/db/migrate/20230430025441_add_archive_to_families.rb
index c6ef69c6b5..c315b71a2c 100644
--- a/db/migrate/20230430025441_add_archive_to_families.rb
+++ b/db/migrate/20230430025441_add_archive_to_families.rb
@@ -1,6 +1,8 @@
 class AddArchiveToFamilies < ActiveRecord::Migration[7.0]
   def up
-    add_column :families, :archived, :boolean, nil: false, default: false
+    safety_assured {
+      add_column :families, :archived, :boolean, nil: false, default: false
+    }
   end
 
   def down