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+<?php
+
+/*
+ * This file is part of Flarum.
+ *
+ * For detailed copyright and license information, please view the
+ * LICENSE file that was distributed with this source code.
+ */
+
+use Illuminate\Database\Schema\Blueprint;
+use Illuminate\Database\Schema\Builder;
+
+return [
+    'up' => function (Builder $schema) {
+        $schema->table('discussions', function (Blueprint $table) {
+            $table->integer('comment_count')->default(1)->change();
+        });
+    },
+
+    'down' => function (Builder $schema) {
+        $schema->table('discussions', function (Blueprint $table) {
+            $table->integer('comment_count')->default(0)->change();
+        });
+    }
+];