diff --git a/usr/local/share/bastille/migrate.sh b/usr/local/share/bastille/migrate.sh
index 19565471..f5d8b232 100644
--- a/usr/local/share/bastille/migrate.sh
+++ b/usr/local/share/bastille/migrate.sh
@@ -133,8 +133,11 @@ migrate_create_export() {
     # Ensure migrate directory is in place
     ## ${bastille_migratedir}
     if [ -z "${bastille_migratedir}" ]; then
-        error_notify "[ERROR]: No migrate directory found."
-        error_exit "Did you diff the config file?"
+        if ! grep -oq "bastille_migratedir=" "${BASTILLE_CONFIG}"; then
+            sed -i '' 's|bastille_backupsdir=.*|&\nbastille_migratedir=\"${bastille_prefix}/migrate\"                      ## default: \"${bastille_prefix}/migrate\"|' ${BASTILLE_CONFIG}
+            # shellcheck disable=SC1090
+            . ${BASTILLE_CONFIG}
+        fi
     fi
     if [ ! -d "${bastille_migratedir}" ]; then
         if checkyesno bastille_zfs_enable; then