diff --git a/packages/drizzle/src/postgres/predefinedMigrations/v2-v3/index.ts b/packages/drizzle/src/postgres/predefinedMigrations/v2-v3/index.ts
index 06fc16a9b..63fd4111f 100644
--- a/packages/drizzle/src/postgres/predefinedMigrations/v2-v3/index.ts
+++ b/packages/drizzle/src/postgres/predefinedMigrations/v2-v3/index.ts
@@ -36,7 +36,6 @@ type Args = {
  */
 export const migratePostgresV2toV3 = async ({ debug, payload, req }: Args) => {
   const adapter = payload.db as unknown as BasePostgresAdapter
-  const db = await getTransaction(adapter, req)
   const dir = payload.db.migrationDir
 
   // get the drizzle migrateUpSQL from drizzle using the last schema
@@ -89,6 +88,8 @@ export const migratePostgresV2toV3 = async ({ debug, payload, req }: Args) => {
     payload.logger.info(addColumnsStatement)
   }
 
+  const db = await getTransaction(adapter, req)
+
   await db.execute(sql.raw(addColumnsStatement))
 
   for (const collection of payload.config.collections) {