diff --git a/includes/admin/core/packages/2.0.43/functions.php b/includes/admin/core/packages/2.0.43/functions.php
deleted file mode 100644
index 01e7bff5..00000000
--- a/includes/admin/core/packages/2.0.43/functions.php
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,12 +0,0 @@
-<?php
-function um_upgrade_fields2043() {
-	UM()->admin()->check_ajax_nonce();
-
-	um_maybe_unset_time_limit();
-
-	include 'metafields.php';
-
-	update_option( 'um_last_version_upgrade', '2.0.43' );
-
-	wp_send_json_success( array( 'message' => __( 'Field was upgraded successfully', 'ultimate-member' ) ) );
-}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/includes/admin/core/packages/2.0.43/hooks.php b/includes/admin/core/packages/2.0.43/hooks.php
deleted file mode 100644
index fb6d4e2a..00000000
--- a/includes/admin/core/packages/2.0.43/hooks.php
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,5 +0,0 @@
-<?php
-
-return array(
-	'fields2043' => 'fields2043',
-);
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/includes/admin/core/packages/2.0.43/init.php b/includes/admin/core/packages/2.0.43/init.php
deleted file mode 100644
index fcda187d..00000000
--- a/includes/admin/core/packages/2.0.43/init.php
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,30 +0,0 @@
-<?php ?>
-
-<script type="text/javascript">
-	jQuery( document ).ready( function() {
-		//upgrade styles
-		um_add_upgrade_log( '<?php echo esc_js( __( 'Upgrade predefined metafields...', 'ultimate-member' ) ) ?>' );
-
-		jQuery.ajax({
-			url: wp.ajax.settings.url,
-			type: 'POST',
-			dataType: 'json',
-			data: {
-				action: 'um_fields2043',
-				nonce: um_admin_scripts.nonce
-			},
-			success: function( response ) {
-				if ( typeof response.data != 'undefined' ) {
-					um_add_upgrade_log( response.data.message );
-					//switch to the next package
-					um_run_upgrade();
-				} else {
-					um_wrong_ajax();
-				}
-			},
-			error: function() {
-				um_something_wrong();
-			}
-		});
-	});
-</script>
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/includes/admin/core/packages/2.0.43/metafields.php b/includes/admin/core/packages/2.0.43/metafields.php
deleted file mode 100644
index 9d4d5b00..00000000
--- a/includes/admin/core/packages/2.0.43/metafields.php
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,31 +0,0 @@
-<?php
-$forms_query = new WP_Query;
-$profile_forms = $forms_query->query( array(
-	'post_type' => 'um_form',
-	'meta_query' => array(
-		array(
-			'key'   => '_um_mode',
-			'value' => 'profile'
-		),
-	),
-	'posts_per_page' => -1,
-	'fields' => 'ids'
-) );
-
-foreach ( $profile_forms as $form_id ) {
-	$profile_forms_fields = get_post_meta( $form_id, '_um_custom_fields', true );
-
-	foreach ( $profile_forms_fields as $key => $field ){
-
-		if( isset( $field['metakey'] ) ){
-			$metakey = $field['metakey'];
-			if ( $key != $metakey ){
-				$profile_forms_fields[$metakey] = $profile_forms_fields[$key];
-				unset($profile_forms_fields[$key]);
-			}
-		}
-
-	}
-
-	update_post_meta( $form_id, '_um_custom_fields', $profile_forms_fields );
-}
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diff --git a/includes/admin/core/packages/2.0.44/friends.php b/includes/admin/core/packages/2.0.44/friends.php
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..8cc1e85d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/includes/admin/core/packages/2.0.44/friends.php
@@ -0,0 +1,38 @@
+<?php if ( ! defined( 'ABSPATH' ) ) exit;
+
+global $wpdb;
+
+$friends = $wpdb->get_results(
+	"SELECT id, 
+       user_id1, 
+       user_id2, 
+       usr_a, 
+       usr_b
+	FROM {$wpdb->prefix}um_friends",
+ARRAY_A );
+
+$updated_rows = array();
+foreach ( $friends as $friend ) {
+	$update = array();
+	$update_format = array();
+
+	if ( isset( $friend['usr_a'] ) && empty( $friend['usr_a'] ) && ! empty( $friend['user_id1'] ) ) {
+		$update['usr_a'] = $friend['user_id1'];
+		$update_format[] = '%d';
+	}
+
+	if ( isset( $friend['usr_b'] ) && empty( $friend['usr_b'] ) && ! empty( $friend['user_id2'] ) ) {
+		$update['usr_b'] = $friend['user_id2'];
+		$update_format[] = '%d';
+	}
+
+	if ( $update ) {
+		$result = $wpdb->update(
+			"{$wpdb->prefix}um_friends",
+			$update,
+			array( 'id' => $friend['id'] ),
+			$update_format,
+			array( '%d' )
+		);
+	}
+}
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diff --git a/includes/admin/core/packages/2.0.44/functions.php b/includes/admin/core/packages/2.0.44/functions.php
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..8d838c74
--- /dev/null
+++ b/includes/admin/core/packages/2.0.44/functions.php
@@ -0,0 +1,25 @@
+<?php if ( ! defined( 'ABSPATH' ) ) exit;
+
+
+function um_upgrade_friends2044() {
+	UM()->admin()->check_ajax_nonce();
+
+/*	um_maybe_unset_time_limit();
+
+	include 'friends.php';*/
+
+	wp_send_json_success( array( 'message' => __( 'Friends was upgraded successfully', 'ultimate-member' ) ) );
+}
+
+
+function um_upgrade_fields2044() {
+	UM()->admin()->check_ajax_nonce();
+
+	um_maybe_unset_time_limit();
+
+	include 'metafields.php';
+
+	update_option( 'um_last_version_upgrade', '2.0.44' );
+
+	wp_send_json_success( array( 'message' => __( 'Field was upgraded successfully', 'ultimate-member' ) ) );
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/includes/admin/core/packages/2.0.44/hooks.php b/includes/admin/core/packages/2.0.44/hooks.php
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..b9075d4d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/includes/admin/core/packages/2.0.44/hooks.php
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+<?php if ( ! defined( 'ABSPATH' ) ) exit;
+
+return array(
+	'fields2044' => 'fields2044',
+	'friends2044' => 'friends2044',
+);
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/includes/admin/core/packages/2.0.44/init.php b/includes/admin/core/packages/2.0.44/init.php
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..868f013e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/includes/admin/core/packages/2.0.44/init.php
@@ -0,0 +1,57 @@
+<?php if ( ! defined( 'ABSPATH' ) ) exit; ?>
+
+<script type="text/javascript">
+	jQuery( document ).ready( function() {
+		//upgrade styles
+		um_add_upgrade_log( '<?php echo esc_js( __( 'Upgrade friends table...', 'ultimate-member' ) ) ?>' );
+
+		jQuery.ajax({
+			url: wp.ajax.settings.url,
+			type: 'POST',
+			dataType: 'json',
+			data: {
+				action: 'um_friends2044',
+				nonce: um_admin_scripts.nonce
+			},
+			success: function( response ) {
+				if ( typeof response.data != 'undefined' ) {
+					um_add_upgrade_log( response.data.message );
+					//switch to the next package
+					um_predefined_fields2044();
+				} else {
+					um_wrong_ajax();
+				}
+			},
+			error: function() {
+				um_something_wrong();
+			}
+		});
+
+
+		//clear users cache
+		function um_predefined_fields2044() {
+			um_add_upgrade_log( '<?php echo esc_js( __( 'Upgrade predefined metafields...', 'ultimate-member' ) ) ?>' );
+			jQuery.ajax({
+				url: wp.ajax.settings.url,
+				type: 'POST',
+				dataType: 'json',
+				data: {
+					action: 'um_fields2044',
+					nonce: um_admin_scripts.nonce
+				},
+				success: function( response ) {
+					if ( typeof response.data != 'undefined' ) {
+						um_add_upgrade_log( response.data.message );
+						//switch to the next package
+						um_run_upgrade();
+					} else {
+						um_wrong_ajax();
+					}
+				},
+				error: function() {
+					um_something_wrong();
+				}
+			});
+		}
+	});
+</script>
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/includes/admin/core/packages/2.0.44/metafields.php b/includes/admin/core/packages/2.0.44/metafields.php
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..929a5d7a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/includes/admin/core/packages/2.0.44/metafields.php
@@ -0,0 +1,33 @@
+<?php if ( ! defined( 'ABSPATH' ) ) exit;
+
+
+$forms_query = new WP_Query;
+$profile_forms = $forms_query->query( array(
+	'post_type'         => 'um_form',
+	'meta_query'        => array(
+		array(
+			'key'   => '_um_mode',
+			'value' => 'profile'
+		),
+	),
+	'posts_per_page'    => -1,
+	'fields'            => 'ids'
+) );
+
+foreach ( $profile_forms as $form_id ) {
+	$profile_forms_fields = get_post_meta( $form_id, '_um_custom_fields', true );
+
+	foreach ( $profile_forms_fields as $key => $field ) {
+
+		if ( isset( $field['metakey'] ) ) {
+			$metakey = $field['metakey'];
+			if ( $key != $metakey ) {
+				$profile_forms_fields[ $metakey ] = $profile_forms_fields[ $key ];
+				unset( $profile_forms_fields[ $key ] );
+			}
+		}
+
+	}
+
+	update_post_meta( $form_id, '_um_custom_fields', $profile_forms_fields );
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/ultimate-member.php b/ultimate-member.php
index b4b8d366..eddc80b6 100644
--- a/ultimate-member.php
+++ b/ultimate-member.php
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 Plugin Name: Ultimate Member
 Plugin URI: http://ultimatemember.com/
 Description: The easiest way to create powerful online communities and beautiful user profiles with WordPress
-Version: 2.0.43
+Version: 2.0.44
 Author: Ultimate Member
 Author URI: http://ultimatemember.com/
 Text Domain: ultimate-member