diff --git a/index.php b/index.php
index a8a9c832..790d6e54 100644
--- a/index.php
+++ b/index.php
@@ -178,21 +178,17 @@ if(fetchDatabaseConfig('database_version', $tmp)) { // we got version
 	$tmp = (int)$tmp;
 	if($tmp < DATABASE_VERSION) { // import if older
 		for($i = $tmp + 1; $i <= DATABASE_VERSION; $i++) {
-			$file = SYSTEM . 'migrations/' . $i . '.php';
-			if(file_exists($file)) {
-				require($file);
-			}
+			require(SYSTEM . 'migrations/' . $i . '.php');
+			updateDatabaseConfig('database_version', $i);
 		}
-		
-		updateDatabaseConfig('database_version', DATABASE_VERSION);
 	}
 }
 else { // register first version
+	registerDatabaseConfig('database_version', 0);
 	for($i = 1; $i <= DATABASE_VERSION; $i++) {
 		require(SYSTEM . 'migrations/' . $i . '.php');
+		updateDatabaseConfig('database_version', $i);
 	}
-
-	registerDatabaseConfig('database_version', DATABASE_VERSION);
 }
 
 // event system