diff --git a/lib/migrate.js b/lib/migrate.js
index 4bd5fa57..9802eade 100644
--- a/lib/migrate.js
+++ b/lib/migrate.js
@@ -14,7 +14,9 @@ const exists = async path => {
 export const maybeMigrateRuntimeState = async () => {
   const newRuntimeStatePath = paths.runtimeState
   const oldRuntimeStatePath = join(getOldStateRoot(), 'modules')
-  if (!(await exists(newRuntimeStatePath)) && await exists(oldRuntimeStatePath)) {
+  const hasNewState = await exists(newRuntimeStatePath)
+  const hasOldState = await exists(oldRuntimeStatePath)
+  if (!hasNewState && hasOldState) {
     console.error(
       `Migrating runtime state files from ${oldRuntimeStatePath} to ${newRuntimeStatePath}`
     )