diff --git a/scipost_django/finances/migrations/0033_populate_pubfracs.py b/scipost_django/finances/migrations/0033_populate_pubfracs.py
index 17cec8580a14af4267e8434aba63db447f9d8c32..dd32182e8fdd8002a853a41178c9c1ea19e2234d 100644
--- a/scipost_django/finances/migrations/0033_populate_pubfracs.py
+++ b/scipost_django/finances/migrations/0033_populate_pubfracs.py
@@ -4,8 +4,20 @@ from django.db import migrations
 
 
 def populate_pubfracs(apps, schema_editor):
-    # OrgPubFraction = apps.get_model("journals.OrgPubFraction")
-    # PubFrac = apps.get_model("finances.PubFrac")
+    try:
+        OrgPubFraction = apps.get_model("journals.OrgPubFraction")
+        PubFrac = apps.get_model("finances.PubFrac")
+
+        # Copy all data from OrgPubFraction to the new PubFrac
+        for opf in OrgPubFraction.objects.all():
+            pubfrac = PubFrac(
+                organization=opf.organization,
+                publication=opf.publication,
+                fraction=opf.fraction,
+            )
+            pubfrac.save()
+    except Exception as e:
+        print("Error populating PubFrac:", e)
 
     # # Copy all data from OrgPubFraction to the new PubFrac
     # for opf in OrgPubFraction.objects.all():
@@ -15,12 +27,13 @@ def populate_pubfracs(apps, schema_editor):
     #         fraction=opf.fraction
     #     )
     #     pubfrac.save()
-    pass # 2024-03-20 not needed anymore: PubFracs are algorithmically calculated
+    pass  # 2024-03-20 not needed anymore: PubFracs are algorithmically calculated
+
 
 class Migration(migrations.Migration):
 
     dependencies = [
-        ('finances', '0032_pubfrac'),
+        ("finances", "0032_pubfrac"),
     ]
 
     operations = [