diff --git a/store/datastore/ddl/migrate.go b/store/datastore/ddl/migrate.go
index df07a273..d59e2014 100644
--- a/store/datastore/ddl/migrate.go
+++ b/store/datastore/ddl/migrate.go
@@ -51,12 +51,8 @@ func checkPriorMigration(db *sql.DB) error {
 		// version 0.7 or higher and will fail.
 		return errors.New("Please upgrade to 0.6 before upgrading to 0.7+")
 	}
-	if _, err := db.Exec(createMigrationsTable); err != nil {
-		return err
-	}
-	if _, err := db.Exec(legacyMigrationsImport); err != nil {
-		return err
-	}
+	db.Exec(createMigrationsTable)
+	db.Exec(legacyMigrationsImport)
 	return nil
 }
 
@@ -74,7 +70,7 @@ LIMIT 1
 `
 
 var legacyMigrationsImport = `
-INSERT IGNORE INTO migrations (name) VALUES
+INSERT INTO migrations (name) VALUES
  ('create-table-users')
 ,('create-table-repos')
 ,('create-table-builds')
@@ -98,7 +94,7 @@ INSERT IGNORE INTO migrations (name) VALUES
 `
 
 var createMigrationsTable = `
-CREATE TABLE IF NOT EXISTS migrations (
+CREATE TABLE migrations (
  name VARCHAR(255)
 ,UNIQUE(name)
 )