diff --git a/swarm/storage/ldbstore.go b/swarm/storage/ldbstore.go
index 415120552f..2a7f51cb38 100644
--- a/swarm/storage/ldbstore.go
+++ b/swarm/storage/ldbstore.go
@@ -60,7 +60,7 @@ var (
 	keyDataIdx     = []byte{4}
 	keyData        = byte(6)
 	keyDistanceCnt = byte(7)
-	keySchema      = byte(8)
+	keySchema      = []byte{8}
 )
 
 var (
diff --git a/swarm/swarm.go b/swarm/swarm.go
index 3c6bda445e..c31fbfb15b 100644
--- a/swarm/swarm.go
+++ b/swarm/swarm.go
@@ -159,11 +159,6 @@ func NewSwarm(config *api.Config, mockStore *mock.NodeStore) (self *Swarm, err e
 		return nil, err
 	}
 
-	err = lstore.Migrate()
-	if err != nil {
-		return nil, err
-	}
-
 	self.netStore, err = storage.NewNetStore(lstore, nil)
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, err
@@ -207,6 +202,11 @@ func NewSwarm(config *api.Config, mockStore *mock.NodeStore) (self *Swarm, err e
 		return nil, err
 	}
 
+	err = lstore.Migrate()
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+
 	log.Debug("Setup local storage")
 
 	self.bzz = network.NewBzz(bzzconfig, to, stateStore, stream.Spec, self.streamer.Run)