diff --git a/src/database.rs b/src/database.rs
index 6156c7e0..5e145acd 100644
--- a/src/database.rs
+++ b/src/database.rs
@@ -570,7 +570,7 @@ impl KeyValueDatabase {
 
         if services().users.count()? > 0 {
             // MIGRATIONS
-            if services().globals.database_version()? < 1 {
+            migration(1, || {
                 for (roomserverid, _) in db.roomserverids.iter() {
                     let mut parts = roomserverid.split(|&b| b == 0xFF);
                     let room_id =
@@ -585,13 +585,10 @@ impl KeyValueDatabase {
 
                     db.serverroomids.insert(&serverroomid, &[])?;
                 }
+                Ok(())
+            })?;
 
-                services().globals.bump_database_version(1)?;
-
-                warn!("Migration: 0 -> 1 finished");
-            }
-
-            if services().globals.database_version()? < 2 {
+            migration(2, || {
                 // We accidentally inserted hashed versions of "" into the db
                 // instead of just ""
                 for (userid, password) in db.userid_password.iter() {
@@ -606,13 +603,10 @@ impl KeyValueDatabase {
                         db.userid_password.insert(&userid, b"")?;
                     }
                 }
+                Ok(())
+            })?;
 
-                services().globals.bump_database_version(2)?;
-
-                warn!("Migration: 1 -> 2 finished");
-            }
-
-            if services().globals.database_version()? < 3 {
+            migration(3, || {
                 // Move media to filesystem
                 for (key, content) in db.mediaid_file.iter() {
                     let key = MediaFileKey::new(key);
@@ -625,13 +619,10 @@ impl KeyValueDatabase {
                     file.write_all(&content)?;
                     db.mediaid_file.insert(key.as_bytes(), &[])?;
                 }
+                Ok(())
+            })?;
 
-                services().globals.bump_database_version(3)?;
-
-                warn!("Migration: 2 -> 3 finished");
-            }
-
-            if services().globals.database_version()? < 4 {
+            migration(4, || {
                 // Add federated users to services() as deactivated
                 for our_user in services().users.iter() {
                     let our_user = our_user?;
@@ -654,13 +645,10 @@ impl KeyValueDatabase {
                         }
                     }
                 }
+                Ok(())
+            })?;
 
-                services().globals.bump_database_version(4)?;
-
-                warn!("Migration: 3 -> 4 finished");
-            }
-
-            if services().globals.database_version()? < 5 {
+            migration(5, || {
                 // Upgrade user data store
                 for (roomuserdataid, _) in db.roomuserdataid_accountdata.iter()
                 {
@@ -679,13 +667,10 @@ impl KeyValueDatabase {
                     db.roomusertype_roomuserdataid
                         .insert(&key, &roomuserdataid)?;
                 }
+                Ok(())
+            })?;
 
-                services().globals.bump_database_version(5)?;
-
-                warn!("Migration: 4 -> 5 finished");
-            }
-
-            if services().globals.database_version()? < 6 {
+            migration(6, || {
                 // Set room member count
                 for (roomid, _) in db.roomid_shortstatehash.iter() {
                     let string = utils::string_from_bytes(&roomid).unwrap();
@@ -695,13 +680,10 @@ impl KeyValueDatabase {
                         .state_cache
                         .update_joined_count(room_id)?;
                 }
+                Ok(())
+            })?;
 
-                services().globals.bump_database_version(6)?;
-
-                warn!("Migration: 5 -> 6 finished");
-            }
-
-            if services().globals.database_version()? < 7 {
+            migration(7, || {
                 // Upgrade state store
                 let mut last_roomstates: HashMap<OwnedRoomId, ShortStateHash> =
                     HashMap::new();
@@ -833,13 +815,10 @@ impl KeyValueDatabase {
                         &mut last_roomstates,
                     )?;
                 }
+                Ok(())
+            })?;
 
-                services().globals.bump_database_version(7)?;
-
-                warn!("Migration: 6 -> 7 finished");
-            }
-
-            if services().globals.database_version()? < 8 {
+            migration(8, || {
                 // Generate short room ids for all rooms
                 for (room_id, _) in db.roomid_shortstatehash.iter() {
                     let shortroomid =
@@ -892,13 +871,10 @@ impl KeyValueDatabase {
                     });
 
                 db.eventid_pduid.insert_batch(&mut batch2)?;
+                Ok(())
+            })?;
 
-                services().globals.bump_database_version(8)?;
-
-                warn!("Migration: 7 -> 8 finished");
-            }
-
-            if services().globals.database_version()? < 9 {
+            migration(9, || {
                 // Update tokenids db layout
                 let mut iter = db
                     .tokenids
@@ -942,13 +918,10 @@ impl KeyValueDatabase {
                 for key in batch2 {
                     db.tokenids.remove(&key)?;
                 }
+                Ok(())
+            })?;
 
-                services().globals.bump_database_version(9)?;
-
-                warn!("Migration: 8 -> 9 finished");
-            }
-
-            if services().globals.database_version()? < 10 {
+            migration(10, || {
                 // Add other direction for shortstatekeys
                 for (statekey, shortstatekey) in
                     db.statekey_shortstatekey.iter()
@@ -962,20 +935,15 @@ impl KeyValueDatabase {
                 for user_id in services().users.iter().filter_map(Result::ok) {
                     services().users.mark_device_key_update(&user_id)?;
                 }
+                Ok(())
+            })?;
 
-                services().globals.bump_database_version(10)?;
-
-                warn!("Migration: 9 -> 10 finished");
-            }
-
-            if services().globals.database_version()? < 11 {
+            migration(11, || {
                 db.db.open_tree("userdevicesessionid_uiaarequest")?.clear()?;
-                services().globals.bump_database_version(11)?;
+                Ok(())
+            })?;
 
-                warn!("Migration: 10 -> 11 finished");
-            }
-
-            if services().globals.database_version()? < 12 {
+            migration(12, || {
                 for username in services().users.list_local_users()? {
                     let user = match UserId::parse_with_server_name(
                         username.clone(),
@@ -1072,15 +1040,12 @@ impl KeyValueDatabase {
                             .expect("to json value always works"),
                     )?;
                 }
-
-                services().globals.bump_database_version(12)?;
-
-                warn!("Migration: 11 -> 12 finished");
-            }
+                Ok(())
+            })?;
 
             // This migration can be reused as-is anytime the server-default
             // rules are updated.
-            if services().globals.database_version()? < 13 {
+            migration(13, || {
                 for username in services().users.list_local_users()? {
                     let user = match UserId::parse_with_server_name(
                         username.clone(),
@@ -1131,11 +1096,8 @@ impl KeyValueDatabase {
                             .expect("to json value always works"),
                     )?;
                 }
-
-                services().globals.bump_database_version(13)?;
-
-                warn!("Migration: 12 -> 13 finished");
-            }
+                Ok(())
+            })?;
 
             assert_eq!(
                 services().globals.database_version().unwrap(),
@@ -1277,3 +1239,18 @@ fn set_emergency_access() -> Result<bool> {
 
     res
 }
+
+/// If the current version is older than `new_version`, execute a migration
+/// function.
+fn migration<F>(new_version: u64, migration: F) -> Result<(), Error>
+where
+    F: FnOnce() -> Result<(), Error>,
+{
+    let current_version = services().globals.database_version()?;
+    if current_version < new_version {
+        migration()?;
+        services().globals.bump_database_version(new_version)?;
+        warn!("Migration: {current_version} -> {new_version} finished");
+    }
+    Ok(())
+}