diff --git a/superset/migrations/versions/2023-05-11_12-41_4ea966691069_cross_filter_global_scoping.py b/superset/migrations/versions/2023-05-11_12-41_4ea966691069_cross_filter_global_scoping.py
index 02b4b23bcdb7d..638e54430fb3a 100644
--- a/superset/migrations/versions/2023-05-11_12-41_4ea966691069_cross_filter_global_scoping.py
+++ b/superset/migrations/versions/2023-05-11_12-41_4ea966691069_cross_filter_global_scoping.py
@@ -52,12 +52,24 @@ def upgrade():
     bind = op.get_bind()
     session = db.Session(bind=bind)
     for dashboard in paginated_update(session.query(Dashboard)):
+        #
+        # This is needed in order to work-around a potential issue
+        # that some folks may have run into where their json_metadata's
+        # were left partially upgraded.
+        #
+        needs_upgrade = True
         try:
             json_metadata = json.loads(dashboard.json_metadata)
             new_chart_configuration = {}
             for config in json_metadata.get("chart_configuration", {}).values():
                 chart_id = int(config.get("id", 0))
                 scope = config.get("crossFilters", {}).get("scope", {})
+
+                # Skip any JSON's that have the "new" structure
+                if not isinstance(scope, dict):
+                    needs_upgrade = False
+                    continue
+
                 excluded = [
                     int(excluded_id) for excluded_id in scope.get("excluded", [])
                 ]
@@ -72,7 +84,9 @@ def upgrade():
                     ] = "global"
 
             json_metadata["chart_configuration"] = new_chart_configuration
-            dashboard.json_metadata = json.dumps(json_metadata)
+
+            if needs_upgrade:
+                dashboard.json_metadata = json.dumps(json_metadata)
 
         except Exception as e:
             logger.exception("Failed to run up migration")
@@ -94,9 +108,9 @@ def downgrade():
                 chart_id = config.get("id")
                 if chart_id is None:
                     continue
-                scope = config.get("crossFilters", {}).get("scope", "")
+                scope = config.get("crossFilters", {}).get("scope", {})
                 new_chart_configuration[chart_id] = copy.deepcopy(config)
-                if scope.lower() == "global":
+                if scope in ("global", "Global"):
                     new_chart_configuration[chart_id]["crossFilters"]["scope"] = {
                         "rootPath": ["ROOT_ID"],
                         "excluded": [chart_id],