diff --git a/packages/backend-core/src/migrations/index.js b/packages/backend-core/src/migrations/index.js
index 0e66232669..e2ed75d407 100644
--- a/packages/backend-core/src/migrations/index.js
+++ b/packages/backend-core/src/migrations/index.js
@@ -61,7 +61,7 @@ const runMigration = async (CouchDB, migration, options = {}) => {
           )
         } else {
           // the migration has already been performed
-          return
+          continue
         }
       }