diff --git a/packages/server/src/appMigrations/appMigrationMetadata.ts b/packages/server/src/appMigrations/appMigrationMetadata.ts
index 202e78d964..d87ddff3ef 100644
--- a/packages/server/src/appMigrations/appMigrationMetadata.ts
+++ b/packages/server/src/appMigrations/appMigrationMetadata.ts
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ export async function getAppMigrationVersion(appId: string): Promise<string> {
   let version
   try {
     metadata = await getFromDB(appId)
-    version = metadata.version
+    version = metadata.version || ""
   } catch (err: any) {
     if (err.status !== 404) {
       throw err