diff --git a/db/migrate/20250224152047_create_subscriptions.rb b/db/migrate/20250224152047_create_subscriptions.rb
index 860f1d4f1..e234e0a8b 100644
--- a/db/migrate/20250224152047_create_subscriptions.rb
+++ b/db/migrate/20250224152047_create_subscriptions.rb
@@ -8,5 +8,11 @@ class CreateSubscriptions < ActiveRecord::Migration[8.1]
 
       t.index [ :subscribable_type, :subscribable_id, :user_id ], unique: true
     end
+
+    # Subscribe everyone to their current buckets to start with
+    execute "
+      insert into subscriptions (subscribable_type, subscribable_id, user_id, created_at, updated_at)
+      select 'Bucket', bucket_id, user_id, current_timestamp, current_timestamp from accesses;
+    "
   end
 end