diff --git a/templates/default/ipfs.initd.service.erb b/templates/default/ipfs.initd.service.erb
index 38e5d74..7315dd7 100644
--- a/templates/default/ipfs.initd.service.erb
+++ b/templates/default/ipfs.initd.service.erb
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ PATH=/sbin:/usr/sbin:/bin:/usr/bin:/usr/local/bin
 DESC="ipfs daemon"
 NAME=ipfs
 DAEMON=/usr/local/bin/ipfs
-DAEMON_ARGS="daemon --mount"
+DAEMON_ARGS="daemon --mount --migrate"
 PIDFILE=/var/run/$NAME.pid
 SCRIPTNAME=/etc/init.d/$NAME
 
diff --git a/templates/default/ipfs.systemd.service.erb b/templates/default/ipfs.systemd.service.erb
index 2217b29..f621ea5 100644
--- a/templates/default/ipfs.systemd.service.erb
+++ b/templates/default/ipfs.systemd.service.erb
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 Description=Start ipfs
 
 [Service]
-ExecStart=/usr/local/bin/ipfs daemon
+ExecStart=/usr/local/bin/ipfs daemon --migrate
 User=ipfs
 Group=ipfs
 Restart=always