diff --git a/.app_version b/.app_version
index 0f1a7dfc..9b1bb851 100644
--- a/.app_version
+++ b/.app_version
@@ -1 +1 @@
-0.37.0
+0.37.1
diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index fe29bbb3..9e43696c 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -4,6 +4,13 @@ All notable changes to this project will be documented in this file.
 The format is based on [Keep a Changelog](http://keepachangelog.com/)
 and this project adheres to [Semantic Versioning](http://semver.org/).
 
+# [0.37.1] - 2025-12-30
+
+## Fixed
+
+- The db migration preventing the app from starting.
+- Raw data archive verifier now allows having points deleted from the db after archiving.
+
 # [0.37.0] - 2025-12-30
 
 ## Added
diff --git a/app/services/points/raw_data/verifier.rb b/app/services/points/raw_data/verifier.rb
index de42229f..2da7dfc2 100644
--- a/app/services/points/raw_data/verifier.rb
+++ b/app/services/points/raw_data/verifier.rb
@@ -110,18 +110,24 @@ module Points
           return { success: false, error: 'Point IDs checksum mismatch' }
         end
 
-        # 8. Verify all points still exist in database
+        # 8. Check which points still exist in database (informational only)
         existing_count = Point.where(id: point_ids).count
         if existing_count != point_ids.count
-          return {
-            success: false,
-            error: "Missing points in database: expected #{point_ids.count}, found #{existing_count}"
-          }
+          Rails.logger.info(
+            "Archive #{archive.id}: #{point_ids.count - existing_count} points no longer in database " \
+            "(#{existing_count}/#{point_ids.count} remaining). This is OK if user deleted their data."
+          )
         end
 
-        # 9. Verify archived raw_data matches current database raw_data
-        verification_result = verify_raw_data_matches(archived_data)
-        return verification_result unless verification_result[:success]
+        # 9. Verify archived raw_data matches current database raw_data (only for existing points)
+        if existing_count.positive?
+          verification_result = verify_raw_data_matches(archived_data)
+          return verification_result unless verification_result[:success]
+        else
+          Rails.logger.info(
+            "Archive #{archive.id}: Skipping raw_data verification - no points remain in database"
+          )
+        end
 
         { success: true }
       end
@@ -149,11 +155,18 @@ module Points
           point_ids_to_check = archived_data.keys.sample(100)
         end
 
-        mismatches = []
-        found_points = 0
+        # Filter to only check points that still exist in the database
+        existing_point_ids = Point.where(id: point_ids_to_check).pluck(:id)
+        
+        if existing_point_ids.empty?
+          # No points remain to verify, but that's OK
+          Rails.logger.info("No points remaining to verify raw_data matches")
+          return { success: true }
+        end
 
-        Point.where(id: point_ids_to_check).find_each do |point|
-          found_points += 1
+        mismatches = []
+
+        Point.where(id: existing_point_ids).find_each do |point|
           archived_raw_data = archived_data[point.id]
           current_raw_data = point.raw_data
 
@@ -167,14 +180,6 @@ module Points
           end
         end
 
-        # Check if we found all the points we were looking for
-        if found_points != point_ids_to_check.size
-          return {
-            success: false,
-            error: "Missing points during data verification: expected #{point_ids_to_check.size}, found #{found_points}"
-          }
-        end
-
         if mismatches.any?
           return {
             success: false,
diff --git a/db/migrate/20250513164521_add_visited_countries_to_trips.rb b/db/migrate/20250513164521_add_visited_countries_to_trips.rb
index 27797428..d40359d5 100644
--- a/db/migrate/20250513164521_add_visited_countries_to_trips.rb
+++ b/db/migrate/20250513164521_add_visited_countries_to_trips.rb
@@ -2,10 +2,8 @@
 
 class AddVisitedCountriesToTrips < ActiveRecord::Migration[8.0]
   def change
-    # safety_assured do
-      execute <<-SQL
+    execute <<-SQL
         ALTER TABLE trips ADD COLUMN visited_countries JSONB DEFAULT '{}'::jsonb NOT NULL;
-      SQL
-    # end
+    SQL
   end
 end
diff --git a/db/migrate/20250918215512_add_h3_hex_ids_to_stats.rb b/db/migrate/20250918215512_add_h3_hex_ids_to_stats.rb
index fbb19073..18d56394 100644
--- a/db/migrate/20250918215512_add_h3_hex_ids_to_stats.rb
+++ b/db/migrate/20250918215512_add_h3_hex_ids_to_stats.rb
@@ -5,10 +5,8 @@ class AddH3HexIdsToStats < ActiveRecord::Migration[8.0]
 
   def change
     add_column :stats, :h3_hex_ids, :jsonb, default: {}, if_not_exists: true
-    # safety_assured do
-      add_index :stats, :h3_hex_ids, using: :gin,
-                where: "(h3_hex_ids IS NOT NULL AND h3_hex_ids != '{}'::jsonb)",
-                algorithm: :concurrently, if_not_exists: true
-    # end
+    add_index :stats, :h3_hex_ids, using: :gin,
+              where: "(h3_hex_ids IS NOT NULL AND h3_hex_ids != '{}'::jsonb)",
+              algorithm: :concurrently, if_not_exists: true
   end
 end
diff --git a/db/migrate/20251227223614_change_digests_distance_to_bigint.rb b/db/migrate/20251227223614_change_digests_distance_to_bigint.rb
index 9467fa39..a504614e 100644
--- a/db/migrate/20251227223614_change_digests_distance_to_bigint.rb
+++ b/db/migrate/20251227223614_change_digests_distance_to_bigint.rb
@@ -4,10 +4,10 @@ class ChangeDigestsDistanceToBigint < ActiveRecord::Migration[8.0]
   disable_ddl_transaction!
 
   def up
-    safety_assured { change_column :digests, :distance, :bigint, null: false, default: 0 }
+    change_column :digests, :distance, :bigint, null: false, default: 0
   end
 
   def down
-    safety_assured { change_column :digests, :distance, :integer, null: false, default: 0 }
+    change_column :digests, :distance, :integer, null: false, default: 0
   end
 end