diff --git a/bookwyrm/migrations/0151_user_show_guided_tour.py b/bookwyrm/migrations/0151_user_show_guided_tour.py
index ac30f0f90..1f6721361 100644
--- a/bookwyrm/migrations/0151_user_show_guided_tour.py
+++ b/bookwyrm/migrations/0151_user_show_guided_tour.py
@@ -3,6 +3,10 @@
 import bookwyrm.models.fields
 from django.db import migrations
 
+def existing_users_default(apps, schema_editor):
+    db_alias = schema_editor.connection.alias
+    user_model = apps.get_model("bookwyrm", "User")
+    user_model.objects.using(db_alias).filter(local=True).update(show_guided_tour=False)
 
 class Migration(migrations.Migration):
 
@@ -16,4 +20,6 @@ class Migration(migrations.Migration):
             name="show_guided_tour",
             field=bookwyrm.models.fields.BooleanField(default=True),
         ),
+        migrations.RunPython(existing_users_default, migrations.RunPython.noop),
     ]
+