diff --git a/search-service-v1/search-service-server-v1/src/main/java/com/iqser/red/service/search/v1/server/migration/MigrationStarterService.java b/search-service-v1/search-service-server-v1/src/main/java/com/iqser/red/service/search/v1/server/migration/MigrationStarterService.java
index 52a32db..440c4a0 100644
--- a/search-service-v1/search-service-server-v1/src/main/java/com/iqser/red/service/search/v1/server/migration/MigrationStarterService.java
+++ b/search-service-v1/search-service-server-v1/src/main/java/com/iqser/red/service/search/v1/server/migration/MigrationStarterService.java
@@ -33,13 +33,15 @@ public class MigrationStarterService {
     public void migrate() throws JsonProcessingException {
 
         // This can only run in post upgrade hook, because otherwise the old service is still runnnig.
-        if (settings.isMigrateOnly() && indexInformationService.hasIndexChanged()) {
-            log.info("Index has changed and will be closed, dropped, recreated and all files will be indexed");
-            String indexMessage = objectMapper.writeValueAsString(IndexMessage.builder().messageType(IndexMessageType.DROP).build());
-            indexingMessageReceiver.receiveIndexingRequest(indexMessage);
+        if (settings.isMigrateOnly()) {
+            if (indexInformationService.hasIndexChanged()) {
+                log.info("Index has changed and will be closed, dropped, recreated and all files will be indexed");
+                String indexMessage = objectMapper.writeValueAsString(IndexMessage.builder()
+                        .messageType(IndexMessageType.DROP)
+                        .build());
+                indexingMessageReceiver.receiveIndexingRequest(indexMessage);
+            }
             System.exit(SpringApplication.exit(ctx, () -> 0));
         }
-
     }
-
 }
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