# Unable to restore/update discourse (PG::InvalidTextRepresentation: ERROR: invalid input syntax for type integer: "\[\]")

**URL:** <https://meta.discourse.org/t/unable-to-restore-update-discourse-pg-error-invalid-input-syntax-for-type-integer/229828>\
**Category:** Product Support\
**Created:** [June 13, 2022, 4:41pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/unable-to-restore-update-discourse-pg-error-invalid-input-syntax-for-type-integer/229828 "2022-06-13T16:41:19Z")\
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**Author:** ![pfaffman](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/pfaffman/32/120154_2.png) [@pfaffman](https://meta.discourse.org/u/pfaffman)\
**Post date:** [June 13, 2022, 7:41pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/unable-to-restore-update-discourse-pg-error-invalid-input-syntax-for-type-integer/229828/9 "2022-06-13T19:41:21Z")

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Looks like you did it! You should see if you can get attention to this, as I’m pretty sure that migration is _supposed_ to migrate those selectable avatars to the new format.

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