diff --git a/prisma/migrations/20231025000727_upload_paid/migration.sql b/prisma/migrations/20231025000727_upload_paid/migration.sql
index fb8976f6..e772e5f5 100644
--- a/prisma/migrations/20231025000727_upload_paid/migration.sql
+++ b/prisma/migrations/20231025000727_upload_paid/migration.sql
@@ -1,18 +1,2 @@
-/*
-  Warnings:
-
-  - You are about to drop the column `itemId` on the `Upload` table. All the data in the column will be lost.
-
-*/
--- DropForeignKey
-ALTER TABLE "Upload" DROP CONSTRAINT "Upload_itemId_fkey";
-
--- DropIndex
-DROP INDEX "Upload.itemId_index";
-
--- DropIndex
-DROP INDEX "Upload.itemId_unique";
-
 -- AlterTable
-ALTER TABLE "Upload" DROP COLUMN "itemId",
-ADD COLUMN     "paid" BOOLEAN;
+ALTER TABLE "Upload" ADD COLUMN "paid" BOOLEAN;
diff --git a/prisma/migrations/20231026154807_image_fees_info/migration.sql b/prisma/migrations/20231026154807_image_fees_info/migration.sql
index e06fcc3d..c1497a27 100644
--- a/prisma/migrations/20231026154807_image_fees_info/migration.sql
+++ b/prisma/migrations/20231026154807_image_fees_info/migration.sql
@@ -68,7 +68,6 @@ BEGIN
     -- add image fees
     IF upload_ids IS NOT NULL THEN
         cost_msats := cost_msats + (SELECT "nUnpaid" * "imageFeeMsats" FROM image_fees_info(item."userId", upload_ids));
-        UPDATE "Upload" SET paid = 't' WHERE id = ANY(upload_ids);
     END IF;
 
     -- it's only a freebie if it's a 1 sat cost, they have < 1 sat, and boost = 0
@@ -142,6 +141,11 @@ BEGIN
         UPDATE users SET "bioId" = item.id WHERE id = item."userId";
     END IF;
 
+    -- we paid for the image fees, so mark them as paid
+    IF upload_ids IS NOT NULL THEN
+        UPDATE "Upload" SET paid = 't', "itemId" =  item.id WHERE id = ANY(upload_ids);
+    END IF;
+
     -- schedule imgproxy job
     INSERT INTO pgboss.job (name, data, retrylimit, retrybackoff, startafter)
     VALUES ('imgproxy', jsonb_build_object('id', item.id), 21, true, now() + interval '5 seconds');
@@ -172,7 +176,7 @@ BEGIN
     -- add image fees
     IF upload_ids IS NOT NULL THEN
         cost_msats := cost_msats + (SELECT "nUnpaid" * "imageFeeMsats" FROM image_fees_info(item."userId", upload_ids));
-        UPDATE "Upload" SET paid = 't' WHERE id = ANY(upload_ids);
+        UPDATE "Upload" SET paid = 't', "itemId" = item.id WHERE id = ANY(upload_ids);
     END IF;
 
     IF cost_msats > 0 AND cost_msats > user_msats THEN
diff --git a/prisma/schema.prisma b/prisma/schema.prisma
index f18acb37..f93d3b09 100644
--- a/prisma/schema.prisma
+++ b/prisma/schema.prisma
@@ -176,12 +176,15 @@ model Upload {
   size      Int
   width     Int?
   height    Int?
+  itemId    Int?     @unique(map: "Upload.itemId_unique")
   userId    Int
+  paid      Boolean?
+  item      Item?    @relation(fields: [itemId], references: [id])
   user      User     @relation("Uploads", fields: [userId], references: [id], onDelete: Cascade)
   User      User[]
-  paid      Boolean?
 
   @@index([createdAt], map: "Upload.created_at_index")
+  @@index([itemId], map: "Upload.itemId_index")
   @@index([userId], map: "Upload.userId_index")
 }
 
@@ -297,6 +300,7 @@ model Item {
   PollOption         PollOption[]
   PollVote           PollVote[]
   ThreadSubscription ThreadSubscription[]
+  upload             Upload?
   User               User[]
   itemForwards       ItemForward[]