diff --git a/src/Umbraco.Core/Persistence/Migrations/MigrationRunner.cs b/src/Umbraco.Core/Persistence/Migrations/MigrationRunner.cs
index 081865b9a1..51751b07ad 100644
--- a/src/Umbraco.Core/Persistence/Migrations/MigrationRunner.cs
+++ b/src/Umbraco.Core/Persistence/Migrations/MigrationRunner.cs
@@ -63,7 +63,7 @@ namespace Umbraco.Core.Persistence.Migrations
             _targetVersion = targetVersion;
             _productName = productName;
             //ensure this is null if there aren't any
-            _migrations = migrations.Length == 0 ? null : migrations;
+            _migrations = migrations == null || migrations.Length == 0 ? null : migrations;
         }
 
         /// <summary>