diff --git a/app/models/node.rb b/app/models/node.rb
index 9affb5b62d..6d69cc9aed 100644
--- a/app/models/node.rb
+++ b/app/models/node.rb
@@ -166,12 +166,10 @@ def setup
 
   public
 
-  is_impressionable counter_cache: true, column_name: :views
+  is_impressionable counter_cache: true, column_name: :views, unique: :ip_address
 
   def totalviews
-    # this doesn't filter out duplicate ip addresses as the line below does:
-    # self.views + self.legacy_views
-    impressionist_count(filter: :ip_address) + legacy_views
+    views + legacy_views
   end
 
   def self.weekly_tallies(type = 'note', span = 52, time = Time.now)
diff --git a/db/migrate/20190401093400_update_node_view_count.rb b/db/migrate/20190401093400_update_node_view_count.rb
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..8d28ff4c9b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/db/migrate/20190401093400_update_node_view_count.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+class UpdateNodeViewCount < ActiveRecord::Migration[5.2]
+  def up
+    Node.ids.each do |id|
+      node = Node.find(id)
+      node.update_columns(views: node.impressionist_count(filter: :ip_address))
+    end
+  end
+
+  def down
+  end
+end
diff --git a/db/schema.rb.example b/db/schema.rb.example
index 448d91721e..84867acb7d 100644
--- a/db/schema.rb.example
+++ b/db/schema.rb.example
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@
 #
 # It's strongly recommended that you check this file into your version control system.
 
-ActiveRecord::Schema.define(version: 2019_03_30_043340) do
+ActiveRecord::Schema.define(version: 2019_04_01_093400) do
 
   create_table "answer_selections", force: true do |t|
     t.integer "user_id"
diff --git a/test/functional/notes_controller_test.rb b/test/functional/notes_controller_test.rb
index 68e0467585..0e0898e22d 100644
--- a/test/functional/notes_controller_test.rb
+++ b/test/functional/notes_controller_test.rb
@@ -81,7 +81,7 @@ def teardown
     assert_equal '0.0.0.0', Impression.last.ip_address
     Impression.last.update_attribute('ip_address', '0.0.0.1')
 
-    assert_difference 'note.totalviews', 1 do
+    assert_difference 'note.reload.totalviews', 1 do
       get :show,
           params: {
           author: note.author.name,
@@ -90,10 +90,10 @@ def teardown
           }
     end
 
-    assert_equal 2, note.totalviews
+    assert_equal 2, note.reload.totalviews
 
     # same IP won't add to views twice
-    assert_difference 'note.totalviews', 0 do
+    assert_difference 'note.reload.totalviews', 0 do
       get :show,
           params: {
           author: note.author.name,
diff --git a/test/integration/node_unique_views_test.rb b/test/integration/node_unique_views_test.rb
index 92805f866e..d7d32673de 100644
--- a/test/integration/node_unique_views_test.rb
+++ b/test/integration/node_unique_views_test.rb
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ class NodeInsertExtrasTest < ActionDispatch::IntegrationTest
       assert_response :success
     end
 
-    assert_difference 'nodes(:about).totalviews', 0 do
+    assert_difference 'nodes(:about).reload.totalviews', 0 do
       assert_difference 'Impression.count', 0 do
         get "/wiki/#{nodes(:about).slug}"
         assert_response :success
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ class NodeInsertExtrasTest < ActionDispatch::IntegrationTest
     assert_equal '127.0.0.1', Impression.last.ip_address
     assert Impression.last.update_attributes(ip_address: '0.0.0.0')
 
-    assert_difference 'nodes(:about).totalviews', 1 do
+    assert_difference 'nodes(:about).reload.totalviews', 1 do
       assert_difference 'Impression.count', 1 do
         get "/wiki/#{nodes(:about).slug}"
         assert_response :success