diff --git a/Jellyfin.Server/Migrations/MigrationRunner.cs b/Jellyfin.Server/Migrations/MigrationRunner.cs
index a6886c64a6..825cf7338d 100644
--- a/Jellyfin.Server/Migrations/MigrationRunner.cs
+++ b/Jellyfin.Server/Migrations/MigrationRunner.cs
@@ -75,6 +75,10 @@ namespace Jellyfin.Server.Migrations
 
             var xmlSerializer = new MyXmlSerializer();
             var migrationConfigPath = Path.Join(appPaths.ConfigurationDirectoryPath, MigrationsListStore.StoreKey.ToLowerInvariant() + ".xml");
+            if (!File.Exists(migrationConfigPath))
+            {
+                return;
+            }
             var migrationOptions = (MigrationOptions)xmlSerializer.DeserializeFromFile(typeof(MigrationOptions), migrationConfigPath)!;
 
             // We have to deserialize it manually since the configuration manager may overwrite it