diff --git a/docker/compose/postgres/model/07-add-cascade-delete-to-fk-constraints.psql b/docker/compose/postgres/model/07-add-cascade-delete-to-fk-constraints.psql
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..32493203dc
--- /dev/null
+++ b/docker/compose/postgres/model/07-add-cascade-delete-to-fk-constraints.psql
@@ -0,0 +1,29 @@
+SET search_path TO EVENTS;
+
+-- remove existing fk constraints and re-create them with cascade deletion
+
+-- Actions table
+ALTER TABLE actions
+DROP CONSTRAINT fk_object;
+ALTER TABLE actions
+DROP CONSTRAINT fk_action_type;
+ALTER TABLE actions
+DROP CONSTRAINT fk_session;
+
+ALTER TABLE actions
+ADD CONSTRAINT fk_object FOREIGN KEY (object_id) REFERENCES objects (id) ON DELETE CASCADE;
+ALTER TABLE actions
+ADD CONSTRAINT fk_action_type FOREIGN KEY (action_type_id) REFERENCES action_types (id) ON DELETE CASCADE;
+ALTER TABLE actions
+ADD CONSTRAINT fk_session FOREIGN KEY (session_id) REFERENCES sessions (id) ON DELETE CASCADE;
+
+-- History table
+ALTER TABLE history
+DROP CONSTRAINT fk_object;
+ALTER TABLE history
+DROP CONSTRAINT fk_action_type;
+
+ALTER TABLE history
+ADD CONSTRAINT fk_object FOREIGN KEY (object_id) REFERENCES objects (id) ON DELETE CASCADE;
+ALTER TABLE history
+ADD CONSTRAINT fk_action_type FOREIGN KEY (action_type_id) REFERENCES action_types (id) ON DELETE CASCADE;
diff --git a/docker/compose/postgres/model/08-clean-up-blog-objects.psql b/docker/compose/postgres/model/08-clean-up-blog-objects.psql
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..a7b9f8cc0a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/docker/compose/postgres/model/08-clean-up-blog-objects.psql
@@ -0,0 +1,44 @@
+SET search_path TO EVENTS;
+
+-- ensure an object for the '/stories' uri exists for all /blog uris
+
+INSERT INTO objects (uri)
+  (SELECT DISTINCT REPLACE(uri, '/blog/', '/stories/')
+   FROM objects) ON CONFLICT DO NOTHING;
+
+-- on actions/history linked to /blog/ objects, update the link to be to the /stories/ object
+-- do not update old actions where a user viewed old & new objects in the same session already.
+
+UPDATE actions
+SET object_id=new_object_id
+FROM
+  (SELECT old_actions.id old_action_id,
+          new_objects.id new_object_id
+   FROM objects old_objects
+   INNER JOIN objects new_objects ON new_objects.uri=REPLACE(old_objects.uri, '/blog/', '/stories/')
+   INNER JOIN actions old_actions ON old_actions.object_id=old_objects.id
+   LEFT JOIN actions duplicate_actions ON (
+	 duplicate_actions.object_id=new_objects.id
+	 AND duplicate_actions.session_id=old_actions.session_id
+	 AND duplicate_actions.action_type_id=old_actions.action_type_id)
+   WHERE old_objects.uri like '%/blog/%'
+     AND new_objects.uri like '%/stories/%'
+	 AND duplicate_actions.id IS NULL) old_actions_new_objects
+WHERE id=old_action_id;
+
+UPDATE history
+SET object_id=new_id
+FROM
+  (SELECT old.id old_id,
+          new.id new_id
+   FROM objects old
+   INNER JOIN objects new ON new.uri=REPLACE(old.uri, '/blog/', '/stories/')
+   WHERE old.uri like '%/blog/%'
+     AND new.uri like '%/stories/%') old_new
+WHERE object_id=old_id;
+
+-- delete the /blog/ objects
+
+DELETE
+FROM objects
+WHERE uri like '%/blog/%';
diff --git a/packages/portal/src/server-middleware/api/events/views.js b/packages/portal/src/server-middleware/api/events/views.js
index eb5f4a39c9..20c1022cee 100644
--- a/packages/portal/src/server-middleware/api/events/views.js
+++ b/packages/portal/src/server-middleware/api/events/views.js
@@ -14,6 +14,10 @@ export default (config = {}) => {
       // Ignore any search query or hash
       const uri = `${url.origin}${url.pathname}`;
 
+      // TODO: update old objects, then stop using legacy uris
+      // @/docker/compose/postgres/model/07-clean-up-blog-objects.psql
+      const legacyUri = url.pathname.startsWith('/stories') ? `${url.origin}${url.pathname.replace('/stories', '/blog')}` : uri;
+
       const result = await pg.query(`
         SELECT SUM(views) AS views
         FROM
@@ -33,9 +37,9 @@ export default (config = {}) => {
            LEFT JOIN events.action_types AT ON a.action_type_id=at.id
            GROUP BY at.name,
                     o.uri) actions_and_history
-        WHERE action_type_name='view' AND (uri=$1 OR uri LIKE $2)
+        WHERE action_type_name='view' AND (uri=$1 OR uri=$2)
         `,
-      [uri, `${uri}?%`]
+      [uri, legacyUri]
       );
 
       const viewCount = Number(result.rows[0]?.views);
diff --git a/packages/portal/tests/unit/server-middleware/api/events/views.spec.js b/packages/portal/tests/unit/server-middleware/api/events/views.spec.js
index 363b027219..d4b0021a5d 100644
--- a/packages/portal/tests/unit/server-middleware/api/events/views.spec.js
+++ b/packages/portal/tests/unit/server-middleware/api/events/views.spec.js
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ describe('@/server-middleware/api/events/views', () => {
 
       expect(pgPoolQuery.calledWith(
         sinon.match((sql) => sql.trim().startsWith('SELECT ')),
-        ['https://example.com/example', 'https://example.com/example?%']
+        ['https://example.com/example', 'https://example.com/example']
       )).toBe(true);
     });