diff --git a/.changeset/real-icons-complain.md b/.changeset/real-icons-complain.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..96184075cb
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changeset/real-icons-complain.md
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+---
+"@medusajs/product": patch
+---
+
+fix(product): when running migrations, prevent exploding on isolated case
diff --git a/packages/product/integration-tests/__tests__/services/product-module-service/products.spec.ts b/packages/product/integration-tests/__tests__/services/product-module-service/products.spec.ts
index 5dc4d51173..abfbb7c579 100644
--- a/packages/product/integration-tests/__tests__/services/product-module-service/products.spec.ts
+++ b/packages/product/integration-tests/__tests__/services/product-module-service/products.spec.ts
@@ -170,6 +170,8 @@ describe("ProductModuleService products", function () {
         thumbnail: images[0],
       })
 
+      const variantTitle = data.variants[0].title
+
       const updateData = {
         ...data,
         id: productOne.id,
@@ -191,11 +193,14 @@ describe("ProductModuleService products", function () {
         ],
       })
 
-      expect(product.images).toHaveLength(1)
-      expect(product.variants[0].options).toHaveLength(1)
-      expect(product.tags).toHaveLength(1)
-      expect(product.variants).toHaveLength(1)
+      const createdVariant = product.variants.find(
+        (v) => v.title === variantTitle
+      )
 
+      expect(product.images).toHaveLength(1)
+      expect(createdVariant?.options).toHaveLength(1)
+      expect(product.tags).toHaveLength(1)
+      expect(product.variants).toHaveLength(2)
       expect(product).toEqual(
         expect.objectContaining({
           id: expect.any(String),
diff --git a/packages/product/src/migrations/Migration20230719100648.ts b/packages/product/src/migrations/Migration20230719100648.ts
index 5f46f17f0f..a99311bc5b 100644
--- a/packages/product/src/migrations/Migration20230719100648.ts
+++ b/packages/product/src/migrations/Migration20230719100648.ts
@@ -2,14 +2,6 @@ import { Migration } from "@mikro-orm/migrations"
 
 export class Migration20230719100648 extends Migration {
   async up(): Promise<void> {
-    try {
-      // Prevent from crashing if for some reason the migration is re run (example, typeorm and mikro orm does not have the same migration table)
-      await this.execute('SELECT 1 FROM "product" LIMIT 1;')
-      return
-    } catch {
-      // noop
-    }
-
     this.addSql(
       'create table IF NOT EXISTS "product_category" ("id" text not null, "name" text not null, "description" text not null default \'\', "handle" text not null, "mpath" text not null, "is_active" boolean not null default false, "is_internal" boolean not null default false, "rank" numeric not null default 0, "parent_category_id" text null, "created_at" timestamptz not null, "updated_at" timestamptz not null, constraint "product_category_pkey" primary key ("id"));'
     )