diff --git a/modules/migrations/restore.go b/modules/migrations/restore.go
index 6177f80cbb..ce1433bef3 100644
--- a/modules/migrations/restore.go
+++ b/modules/migrations/restore.go
@@ -98,6 +98,9 @@ func (r *RepositoryRestorer) GetTopics() ([]string, error) {
 
 	bs, err := ioutil.ReadFile(p)
 	if err != nil {
+		if os.IsNotExist(err) {
+			return nil, nil
+		}
 		return nil, err
 	}