diff --git a/database/migrations/2026_04_16_000000_add_updated_by_to_process_templates_table.php b/database/migrations/2026_04_16_000000_add_updated_by_to_process_templates_table.php
index 4587b9f377..ae79c2d8da 100644
--- a/database/migrations/2026_04_16_000000_add_updated_by_to_process_templates_table.php
+++ b/database/migrations/2026_04_16_000000_add_updated_by_to_process_templates_table.php
@@ -8,10 +8,11 @@
 return new class extends Migration {
     public function up()
     {
-        Schema::table('process_templates', function (Blueprint $table) {
-            $table->unsignedInteger('updated_by')->nullable()->after('user_id');
-            $table->foreign('updated_by')->references('id')->on('users')->onDelete('set null');
-        });
+        if (!Schema::hasColumn('process_templates', 'updated_by')) {
+            Schema::table('process_templates', function (Blueprint $table) {
+                $table->unsignedInteger('updated_by')->nullable()->after('user_id');
+            });
+        }
 
         // Seed updated_by with the existing user_id value
         DB::table('process_templates')->update([
@@ -22,7 +23,6 @@ public function up()
     public function down()
     {
         Schema::table('process_templates', function (Blueprint $table) {
-            $table->dropForeign(['updated_by']);
             $table->dropColumn('updated_by');
         });
     }