diff --git a/src/becca/entities/note.js b/src/becca/entities/note.js
index 0a945bf0f..662a0ba78 100644
--- a/src/becca/entities/note.js
+++ b/src/becca/entities/note.js
@@ -9,7 +9,6 @@ const entityChangesService = require('../../services/entity_changes');
 const AbstractEntity = require("./abstract_entity");
 const NoteRevision = require("./note_revision");
 const TaskContext = require("../../services/task_context");
-const handlers = require("../../services/handlers");
 
 const LABEL = 'label';
 const RELATION = 'relation';
@@ -1143,6 +1142,7 @@ class Note extends AbstractEntity {
         }
 
         // needs to be run before branches and attributes are deleted and thus attached relations disappear
+        const handlers = require("../../services/handlers");
         handlers.runAttachedRelations(this, 'runOnNoteDeletion', this);
         taskContext.noteDeletionHandlerTriggered = true;
 
diff --git a/src/services/migration.js b/src/services/migration.js
index e7306a7d0..423c87cf1 100644
--- a/src/services/migration.js
+++ b/src/services/migration.js
@@ -102,7 +102,7 @@ function isDbUpToDate() {
 async function migrateIfNecessary() {
     const currentDbVersion = getDbVersion();
 
-    if (currentDbVersion > appInfo.dbVersion) {
+    if (currentDbVersion > appInfo.dbVersion && process.env.TRILIUM_IGNORE_DB_VERSION !== 'true') {
         log.error(`Current DB version ${currentDbVersion} is newer than app db version ${appInfo.dbVersion} which means that it was created by newer and incompatible version of Trilium. Upgrade to latest version of Trilium to resolve this issue.`);
 
         utils.crash();