diff --git a/package-lock.json b/package-lock.json
index cd8f2d71d6..6d2bf449b8 100644
--- a/package-lock.json
+++ b/package-lock.json
@@ -1,12 +1,12 @@
 {
     "name": "origintrail_node",
-    "version": "6.2.0+hotfix1",
+    "version": "6.2.0+hotfix.2",
     "lockfileVersion": 2,
     "requires": true,
     "packages": {
         "": {
             "name": "origintrail_node",
-            "version": "6.2.0+hotfix1",
+            "version": "6.2.0+hotfix.2",
             "license": "ISC",
             "dependencies": {
                 "@comunica/query-sparql": "^2.4.3",
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 315419b4ca..f17413ff2f 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
     "name": "origintrail_node",
-    "version": "6.2.0+hotfix1",
+    "version": "6.2.0+hotfix.2",
     "description": "OTNode V6",
     "main": "index.js",
     "type": "module",
diff --git a/src/modules/repository/implementation/sequelize/migrations/20240126120000-shard-add-sha256blobl.js b/src/modules/repository/implementation/sequelize/migrations/20240126120000-shard-add-sha256blobl.js
index 89059f3454..fa491e6bba 100644
--- a/src/modules/repository/implementation/sequelize/migrations/20240126120000-shard-add-sha256blobl.js
+++ b/src/modules/repository/implementation/sequelize/migrations/20240126120000-shard-add-sha256blobl.js
@@ -1,7 +1,11 @@
 export async function up({ context: { queryInterface, Sequelize } }) {
-    await queryInterface.addColumn('shard', 'sha256_blob', {
-        type: Sequelize.BLOB,
-    });
+    const tableInfo = await queryInterface.describeTable('shard');
+
+    if (!tableInfo.sha256_blob) {
+        await queryInterface.addColumn('shard', 'sha256_blob', {
+            type: Sequelize.BLOB,
+        });
+    }
 
     const shards = await queryInterface.sequelize.query(
         'SELECT peer_id, blockchain_id, sha256 FROM shard',
diff --git a/src/modules/repository/implementation/sequelize/sequelize-repository.js b/src/modules/repository/implementation/sequelize/sequelize-repository.js
index f232c34f8d..aae1f1c648 100644
--- a/src/modules/repository/implementation/sequelize/sequelize-repository.js
+++ b/src/modules/repository/implementation/sequelize/sequelize-repository.js
@@ -94,7 +94,13 @@ class SequelizeRepository {
 
     async runMigrations() {
         const migrator = createMigrator(this.models.sequelize, this.config, this.logger);
-        await migrator.up();
+        try {
+            await migrator.up();
+        } catch (error) {
+            this.logger.error(`Failed to execute ${migrator.name} migration: ${error.message}.`);
+            await migrator.down();
+            throw error;
+        }
     }
 
     async loadModels() {