diff --git a/cmd/signaldctl/cmd/db/migrate.go b/cmd/signaldctl/cmd/db/migrate.go
index 7c57dd8..bad9eb0 100644
--- a/cmd/signaldctl/cmd/db/migrate.go
+++ b/cmd/signaldctl/cmd/db/migrate.go
@@ -230,6 +230,12 @@ func moveRecipients(source *sql.DB, dest *sql.DB) error {
 			return err
 		}
 	}
+
+	// start new rowids one above the current max value
+	_, err = dest.Exec("SELECT setval(pg_get_serial_sequence('signald_recipients', 'rowid', (SELECT MAX(rowid) FROM signald_recipients)+1);")
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
 	return nil
 }
 
@@ -494,6 +500,12 @@ func moveGroups(source *sql.DB, dest *sql.DB) error {
 			return err
 		}
 	}
+
+	// start new rowids one above the current max value
+	_, err = dest.Exec("SELECT setval(pg_get_serial_sequence('signald_groups', 'rowid', (SELECT MAX(rowid) FROM signald_groups)+1);")
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
 	return nil
 }