diff --git a/Jellyfin.Server/Migrations/Routines/MigrateActivityLogDb.cs b/Jellyfin.Server/Migrations/Routines/MigrateActivityLogDb.cs
index f4456c215..2f23cb1f8 100644
--- a/Jellyfin.Server/Migrations/Routines/MigrateActivityLogDb.cs
+++ b/Jellyfin.Server/Migrations/Routines/MigrateActivityLogDb.cs
@@ -63,8 +63,9 @@ namespace Jellyfin.Server.Migrations.Routines
             var dataPath = _paths.DataPath;
             using (var connection = new SqliteConnection($"Filename={Path.Combine(dataPath, DbFilename)}"))
             {
-                using var userDbConnection = new SqliteConnection($"Filename={Path.Combine(dataPath, "users.db")}");
                 connection.Open();
+
+                using var userDbConnection = new SqliteConnection($"Filename={Path.Combine(dataPath, "users.db")}");
                 userDbConnection.Open();
                 _logger.LogWarning("Migrating the activity database may take a while, do not stop Jellyfin.");
                 using var dbContext = _provider.CreateDbContext();
diff --git a/Jellyfin.Server/Migrations/Routines/MigrateDisplayPreferencesDb.cs b/Jellyfin.Server/Migrations/Routines/MigrateDisplayPreferencesDb.cs
index a036fe9bb..249b39ae4 100644
--- a/Jellyfin.Server/Migrations/Routines/MigrateDisplayPreferencesDb.cs
+++ b/Jellyfin.Server/Migrations/Routines/MigrateDisplayPreferencesDb.cs
@@ -86,6 +86,7 @@ namespace Jellyfin.Server.Migrations.Routines
             var dbFilePath = Path.Combine(_paths.DataPath, DbFilename);
             using (var connection = new SqliteConnection($"Filename={dbFilePath}"))
             {
+                connection.Open();
                 using var dbContext = _provider.CreateDbContext();
 
                 var results = connection.Query("SELECT * FROM userdisplaypreferences");