diff --git a/crates/db_schema/replaceable_schema/utils.sql b/crates/db_schema/replaceable_schema/utils.sql
index f236c5387..26447f2c2 100644
--- a/crates/db_schema/replaceable_schema/utils.sql
+++ b/crates/db_schema/replaceable_schema/utils.sql
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ CREATE FUNCTION r.controversy_rank (upvotes numeric, downvotes numeric)
         0
     ELSE
         (
-            upvotes + downvotes) * CASE WHEN upvotes > downvotes THEN
+            upvotes + downvotes) ^ CASE WHEN upvotes > downvotes THEN
             downvotes::float / upvotes::float
         ELSE
             upvotes::float / downvotes::float
diff --git a/migrations/2024-07-01-014711_exponential_controversy/down.sql b/migrations/2024-07-01-014711_exponential_controversy/down.sql
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..15a7f296a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/migrations/2024-07-01-014711_exponential_controversy/down.sql
@@ -0,0 +1,17 @@
+UPDATE
+    post_aggregates
+SET
+    controversy_rank = CASE WHEN downvotes <= 0
+        OR upvotes <= 0 THEN
+        0
+    ELSE
+        (upvotes + downvotes) * CASE WHEN upvotes > downvotes THEN
+            downvotes::float / upvotes::float
+        ELSE
+            upvotes::float / downvotes::float
+        END
+    END
+WHERE
+    upvotes > 0
+    AND downvotes > 0;
+
diff --git a/migrations/2024-07-01-014711_exponential_controversy/up.sql b/migrations/2024-07-01-014711_exponential_controversy/up.sql
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..87a700de3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/migrations/2024-07-01-014711_exponential_controversy/up.sql
@@ -0,0 +1,17 @@
+UPDATE
+    post_aggregates
+SET
+    controversy_rank = CASE WHEN downvotes <= 0
+        OR upvotes <= 0 THEN
+        0
+    ELSE
+        (upvotes + downvotes) ^ CASE WHEN upvotes > downvotes THEN
+            downvotes::float / upvotes::float
+        ELSE
+            upvotes::float / downvotes::float
+        END
+    END
+WHERE
+    upvotes > 0
+    AND downvotes > 0;
+