diff --git a/apps/mobile/app/components/launcher/index.js b/apps/mobile/app/components/launcher/index.js
index 696c94461..81aa2b548 100644
--- a/apps/mobile/app/components/launcher/index.js
+++ b/apps/mobile/app/components/launcher/index.js
@@ -102,7 +102,8 @@ const Launcher = React.memo(
       if (db.migrations.required() && !verifyUser) {
         presentSheet({
           component: <Migrate />,
-          onClose: () => {
+          onClose: async () => {
+            await db.init();
             loadNotes();
           },
           disableClosing: true
@@ -117,10 +118,6 @@ const Launcher = React.memo(
       }
     }, [loadNotes, verifyUser]);
 
-    // useEffect(() => {
-    //   hideSplashScreen();
-    // }, [verifyUser]);
-
     useEffect(() => {
       if (!loading) {
         doAppLoadActions();
diff --git a/apps/mobile/app/components/sheets/migrate/index.tsx b/apps/mobile/app/components/sheets/migrate/index.tsx
index 80de17231..0d2370720 100644
--- a/apps/mobile/app/components/sheets/migrate/index.tsx
+++ b/apps/mobile/app/components/sheets/migrate/index.tsx
@@ -20,22 +20,92 @@ along with this program.  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
 import React, { useState } from "react";
 import { View } from "react-native";
 import { db } from "../../../common/database";
+import { MMKV } from "../../../common/database/mmkv";
 import BackupService from "../../../services/backup";
-import { eSendEvent, ToastEvent } from "../../../services/event-manager";
+import {
+  eSendEvent,
+  presentSheet,
+  ToastEvent
+} from "../../../services/event-manager";
 import { useThemeStore } from "../../../stores/use-theme-store";
 import { eCloseProgressDialog } from "../../../utils/events";
 import { sleep } from "../../../utils/time";
 import { Dialog } from "../../dialog";
 import DialogHeader from "../../dialog/dialog-header";
 import { presentDialog } from "../../dialog/functions";
+import SheetProvider from "../../sheet-provider";
 import { Button } from "../../ui/button";
 import { Notice } from "../../ui/notice";
 import Seperator from "../../ui/seperator";
 import { ProgressBarComponent } from "../../ui/svg/lazy";
 import Paragraph from "../../ui/typography/paragraph";
+import { Issue } from "../github/issue";
+
+const alertMessage = `Read carefully before continuing:
+
+It is required that you download and save a backup of your data.
+
+Some merge conflicts in your notes after a migration are expected. It is recommended that you resolve them carefully. But if you are feeling reckless and want to risk losing some data, you can logout log back in.
+
+If you face any other issues or are unsure about what to do, feel free to reach out to us via https://discord.com/invite/zQBK97EE22 or email us at support@streetwriters.co`;
+
+export const makeError = (
+  stack: string,
+  component: string
+) => `Please let us know what happened. What steps we can take to reproduce the issue here.
+
+_______________________________
+Stacktrace: In ${component}::${stack}`;
+
 export default function Migrate() {
   const colors = useThemeStore((state) => state.colors);
   const [loading, setLoading] = useState(false);
+  const [_error, _setError] = useState<Error>();
+  const [reset, setReset] = useState(false);
+
+  const reportError = (error: Error) => {
+    _setError(error);
+    presentSheet({
+      context: "local",
+      component: (
+        <Issue
+          issueTitle={"Database migration failed"}
+          defaultBody={makeError(error.stack || "", "Migration")}
+          defaultTitle={error.message}
+        />
+      )
+    });
+  };
+
+  const startMigration = async () => {
+    try {
+      setLoading(true);
+      const backupSaved = await BackupService.run(false, "local");
+      if (!backupSaved) {
+        ToastEvent.show({
+          heading: "Migration failed",
+          message: "You must download a backup of your data before migrating.",
+          context: "local"
+        });
+        setLoading(false);
+        return;
+      }
+      await db.migrations?.migrate();
+      eSendEvent(eCloseProgressDialog);
+      setLoading(false);
+      await sleep(500);
+      presentDialog({
+        title: "Migration successful",
+        paragraph:
+          "Your data has been migrated. If you face any issues after the migration please reach out to us via email or Discord.",
+        context: "global",
+        negativeText: "Ok"
+      });
+    } catch (e) {
+      setLoading(false);
+      reportError(e as Error);
+    }
+  };
 
   return (
     <View
@@ -51,17 +121,7 @@ export default function Migrate() {
         }
       />
       <Seperator />
-      <Notice
-        type="alert"
-        selectable={true}
-        text={`Read before continuing:
-
-It is required that you download and save a backup of your data.
-
-Some merge conflicts in your notes after a migration are expected. It is recommended that you resolve them carefully. But if you are feeling reckless and want to risk losing some data, you can logout log back in.
-
-If you face any other issues or are unsure about what to do, feel free to reach out to us via https://discord.com/invite/zQBK97EE22 or email us at support@streetwriters.co`}
-      />
+      <Notice type="alert" selectable={true} text={alertMessage} />
 
       {loading ? (
         <>
@@ -94,35 +154,51 @@ If you face any other issues or are unsure about what to do, feel free to reach
             </Paragraph>
           </View>
         </>
+      ) : _error ? (
+        <>
+          <Paragraph
+            style={{
+              marginTop: 20,
+              textAlign: "center"
+            }}
+          >
+            An error occured while migrating your data. You can logout of your
+            account and try to relogin. However this is not recommended as it
+            may result in some data loss if your data was not synced.
+          </Paragraph>
+
+          {reset ? (
+            <Paragraph
+              style={{
+                marginTop: 10,
+                textAlign: "center"
+              }}
+            >
+              App data has been cleared. Kindly relaunch the app to login again.
+            </Paragraph>
+          ) : (
+            <Button
+              title="Logout & clear app data"
+              type="error"
+              width={250}
+              onPress={async () => {
+                MMKV.clearStore();
+                setReset(true);
+              }}
+              style={{
+                borderRadius: 100,
+                height: 45,
+                marginTop: 10
+              }}
+            />
+          )}
+        </>
       ) : (
         <Button
           title="Start migration"
           type="accent"
           width={250}
-          onPress={async () => {
-            setLoading(true);
-            const backupSaved = await BackupService.run(false, "local");
-            if (!backupSaved) {
-              ToastEvent.show({
-                heading: "Migration failed",
-                message:
-                  "You must download a backup of your data before migrating.",
-                context: "local"
-              });
-              setLoading(false);
-            }
-            await db.migrations?.migrate();
-            eSendEvent(eCloseProgressDialog);
-            setLoading(false);
-            await sleep(500);
-            presentDialog({
-              title: "Migration successful",
-              paragraph:
-                "Your data has been migrated. If you face any issues after the migration please reach out to us via email or Discord.",
-              context: "global",
-              negativeText: "Ok"
-            });
-          }}
+          onPress={startMigration}
           style={{
             borderRadius: 100,
             height: 45,
@@ -131,6 +207,7 @@ If you face any other issues or are unsure about what to do, feel free to reach
         />
       )}
       <Dialog context="local" />
+      <SheetProvider context="local" />
     </View>
   );
 }
diff --git a/packages/core/migrations.js b/packages/core/migrations.js
index c9b5dfb34..58957614d 100644
--- a/packages/core/migrations.js
+++ b/packages/core/migrations.js
@@ -63,6 +63,8 @@ export const migrations = {
   5.5: {},
   5.6: {
     notebook: (item) => {
+      if (!item.topics) return item;
+
       item.topics = item.topics.map((topic) => {
         delete topic.notes;
         return topic;
@@ -70,7 +72,11 @@ export const migrations = {
       return item;
     },
     settings: async (item, db) => {
+      if (!item.pins) return item;
+
       for (const pin of item.pins) {
+        if (!pin.data) continue;
+
         await db.shortcuts.add({
           item: {
             type: pin.type,