diff --git a/lib/private/Installer.php b/lib/private/Installer.php
index 65740c32c5795..2d09065be5cf3 100644
--- a/lib/private/Installer.php
+++ b/lib/private/Installer.php
@@ -159,7 +159,7 @@ public function installApp(string $appId, bool $forceEnable = false): string {
 			}
 		} else {
 			$ms = new \OC\DB\MigrationService($info['id'], \OC::$server->get(Connection::class));
-			$ms->migrate('latest', true);
+			$ms->migrate('latest', !$previousVersion);
 		}
 		if ($previousVersion) {
 			OC_App::executeRepairSteps($appId, $info['repair-steps']['post-migration']);
@@ -606,6 +606,8 @@ public static function installShippedApp($app) {
 		$appPath = OC_App::getAppPath($app);
 		\OC_App::registerAutoloading($app, $appPath);
 
+		$config = \OC::$server->getConfig();
+
 		if (is_file("$appPath/appinfo/database.xml")) {
 			try {
 				OC_DB::createDbFromStructure("$appPath/appinfo/database.xml");
@@ -617,8 +619,9 @@ public static function installShippedApp($app) {
 				);
 			}
 		} else {
+			$previousVersion = $config->getAppValue($app, 'installed_version', false);
 			$ms = new \OC\DB\MigrationService($app, \OC::$server->get(Connection::class));
-			$ms->migrate('latest', true);
+			$ms->migrate('latest', !$previousVersion);
 		}
 
 		//run appinfo/install.php
@@ -632,8 +635,6 @@ public static function installShippedApp($app) {
 
 		OC_App::executeRepairSteps($app, $info['repair-steps']['install']);
 
-		$config = \OC::$server->getConfig();
-
 		$config->setAppValue($app, 'installed_version', OC_App::getAppVersion($app));
 		if (array_key_exists('ocsid', $info)) {
 			$config->setAppValue($app, 'ocsid', $info['ocsid']);