diff --git a/lib/utils/migration-utils.js b/lib/utils/migration-utils.js
--- a/lib/utils/migration-utils.js
+++ b/lib/utils/migration-utils.js
@@ -312,7 +312,7 @@
           ops,
           changesSchema,
         } = await migrations[versionKey](migratedState);
-        schemaChanged ||= !!changesSchema;
+        schemaChanged = schemaChanged || !!changesSchema;
         migratedState = newState;
         const versionUpdateOp = {
           type: 'replace_synced_metadata_entry',