diff --git a/api/libretime_api/legacy/migrations/0006_2_5_5.py b/api/libretime_api/legacy/migrations/0006_2_5_5.py
index 52fe2dd60..5d71f8251 100644
--- a/api/libretime_api/legacy/migrations/0006_2_5_5.py
+++ b/api/libretime_api/legacy/migrations/0006_2_5_5.py
@@ -8,8 +8,6 @@ UP = """
 -- DELETE FROM cc_pref WHERE keystr = 'system_version';
 -- INSERT INTO cc_pref (keystr, valstr) VALUES ('system_version', '2.5.5');
 
-ALTER TABLE cc_show ADD COLUMN image_path varchar(255) DEFAULT '';
-ALTER TABLE cc_show_instances ADD COLUMN description varchar(255) DEFAULT '';
 """
 
 DOWN = None
diff --git a/api/libretime_api/legacy/migrations/0015_2_5_17.py b/api/libretime_api/legacy/migrations/0015_2_5_17.py
index 0a33a4d1a..110550a2f 100644
--- a/api/libretime_api/legacy/migrations/0015_2_5_17.py
+++ b/api/libretime_api/legacy/migrations/0015_2_5_17.py
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ from django.db import migrations
 from ._migrations import legacy_migration_factory
 
 UP = """
-ALTER TABLE cc_files ADD COLUMN artwork TYPE character varying(255);
+ALTER TABLE cc_files ADD COLUMN artwork VARCHAR(255);
 """
 
 DOWN = None
diff --git a/api/libretime_api/legacy/migrations/0023_3_0_0_alpha_9_1.py b/api/libretime_api/legacy/migrations/0023_3_0_0_alpha_9_1.py
index bb9911943..bd11e85a9 100644
--- a/api/libretime_api/legacy/migrations/0023_3_0_0_alpha_9_1.py
+++ b/api/libretime_api/legacy/migrations/0023_3_0_0_alpha_9_1.py
@@ -4,12 +4,18 @@ from django.db import migrations
 
 from ._migrations import legacy_migration_factory
 
+# This migration is currently a placeholder for 3.0.0-alpha.9.1.
+# Please do not remove it.  There are currently no actions, but it
+# needs to remain intact so it does not fail when called from the
+# migrations script. Any future migrations that may apply to
+# 3.0.0-alpha.9.1 will be added to this file.
+
 UP = """
-ALTER TABLE cc_files ADD COLUMN artwork VARCHAR(4096);
+
 """
 
 DOWN = """
-ALTER TABLE cc_files DROP COLUMN IF EXISTS artwork;
+
 """
 
 
diff --git a/api/libretime_api/legacy/migrations/_migrations.py b/api/libretime_api/legacy/migrations/_migrations.py
index bf0873ef3..cc07d78b1 100644
--- a/api/libretime_api/legacy/migrations/_migrations.py
+++ b/api/libretime_api/legacy/migrations/_migrations.py
@@ -11,15 +11,28 @@ def get_schema_version():
 
     Don't use django models as they might break in the future. Our concern is to upgrade
     the legacy database schema to the point where django is in charge of the migrations.
+
+    An airtime 2.5.1 migration will not have schema_version, in that case, we look for
+    system_version to have a value of 2.5.1 and return that as the schema version value
+    (really just needs to be anything besides None, so that the next migration doesn't overwrite
+    the database)
     """
 
     if "cc_pref" not in connection.introspection.table_names():
         return None
 
     with connection.cursor() as cursor:
-        cursor.execute("SELECT valstr FROM cc_pref WHERE keystr = 'schema_version'")
+        cursor.execute(
+            """
+            SELECT valstr AS version
+            FROM cc_pref
+            WHERE (keystr = 'schema_version') OR (keystr = 'system_version' AND valstr = '2.5.1')
+            """
+        )
         row = cursor.fetchone()
-        return row[0] if row else None
+        if row and row[0]:
+            return row[0]
+        return None
 
 
 def set_schema_version(cursor, version: str):