diff --git a/photon-core/src/main/java/org/photonvision/common/configuration/SqlConfigProvider.java b/photon-core/src/main/java/org/photonvision/common/configuration/SqlConfigProvider.java
index 4443c283a2..c784a9fa51 100644
--- a/photon-core/src/main/java/org/photonvision/common/configuration/SqlConfigProvider.java
+++ b/photon-core/src/main/java/org/photonvision/common/configuration/SqlConfigProvider.java
@@ -147,13 +147,17 @@ private void setUserVersion(Connection conn, int value) {
     }
 
     private void doMigration(int index) throws SQLException {
+        logger.debug("Running migration step " + index);
         try (Connection conn = createConn();
                 Statement stmt = conn.createStatement()) {
-            stmt.execute(SqlMigrations.SQL[index]);
+            for (String sql : SqlMigrations.SQL[index].split(";")) {
+                stmt.addBatch(sql);
+            }
+            stmt.executeBatch();
             setUserVersion(conn, index);
             tryCommit(conn);
         } catch (SQLException e) {
-            logger.error("Err with migration step" + index, e);
+            logger.error("Err with migration step " + index, e);
             throw e;
         }
     }
@@ -165,6 +169,7 @@ private void initDatabase() {
             // database must be from a newer version, so warn
         } else if (currentSchema < SqlMigrations.SQL.length) {
             // older database, run migrations
+            logger.debug("Older database version. Updating schema ... ");
             for (int index = currentSchema; index < SqlMigrations.SQL.length; index++) {
                 try {
                     doMigration(index);
diff --git a/photon-core/src/main/java/org/photonvision/common/configuration/SqlMigrations.java b/photon-core/src/main/java/org/photonvision/common/configuration/SqlMigrations.java
index 62d334fc89..35362e88ca 100644
--- a/photon-core/src/main/java/org/photonvision/common/configuration/SqlMigrations.java
+++ b/photon-core/src/main/java/org/photonvision/common/configuration/SqlMigrations.java
@@ -4,20 +4,23 @@
 Add migrations by adding the SQL commands for each migration sequentially to this array.
 DO NOT edit or delete existing SQL commands. That will lead to producing an icompatible
 database.
+
+You can use multiple SQL statements in one migration step as long as you separate them
+with a semicolon (;).
 */
 public final class SqlMigrations {
     public static final String[] SQL = {
         // #1 - initial schema
         "CREATE TABLE IF NOT EXISTS global (\n"
-                + " filename TINYTEXT PRIMARY KEY,\n"
-                + " contents mediumtext NOT NULL\n"
-                + ");"
-                + "CREATE TABLE IF NOT EXISTS cameras (\n"
-                + " unique_name TINYTEXT PRIMARY KEY,\n"
-                + " config_json text NOT NULL,\n"
-                + " drivermode_json text NOT NULL,\n"
-                + " pipeline_jsons mediumtext NOT NULL\n"
-                + ");",
+        + " filename TINYTEXT PRIMARY KEY,\n"
+        + " contents mediumtext NOT NULL\n"
+        + ");\n"
+        + "CREATE TABLE IF NOT EXISTS cameras (\n"
+        + " unique_name TINYTEXT PRIMARY KEY,\n"
+        + " config_json text NOT NULL,\n"
+        + " drivermode_json text NOT NULL,\n"
+        + " pipeline_jsons mediumtext NOT NULL\n"
+        + ");",
         // #2 - add column otherpaths_json
         "ALTER TABLE cameras ADD COLUMN otherpaths_json TEXT NOT NULL DEFAULT '[]'",
         // add future migrations here