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+<?php
+
+use Illuminate\Support\Facades\Schema;
+use Illuminate\Database\Schema\Blueprint;
+use Illuminate\Database\Migrations\Migration;
+
+class FixPaymentContactForeignKey extends Migration
+{
+    /**
+     * Run the migrations.
+     *
+     * @return void
+     */
+    public function up()
+    {
+        try {
+            Schema::table('payments', function ($table) {
+                $table->dropForeign('payments_contact_id_foreign');
+            });
+
+            Schema::table('payments', function ($table) {
+                $table->foreign('contact_id')->references('id')->on('contacts')->onDelete('cascade');
+            });
+        } catch (Exception $exception) {
+            // do nothing, change only needed for invoiceninja servers
+        }
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Reverse the migrations.
+     *
+     * @return void
+     */
+    public function down()
+    {
+        //
+    }
+}