diff --git a/src/NzbDrone.Core.Test/Datastore/Migration/070_delay_profileFixture.cs b/src/NzbDrone.Core.Test/Datastore/Migration/070_delay_profileFixture.cs
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..7ade7e918
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/NzbDrone.Core.Test/Datastore/Migration/070_delay_profileFixture.cs
@@ -0,0 +1,52 @@
+using System;
+using System.Linq;
+using FluentAssertions;
+using FluentMigrator;
+using NUnit.Framework;
+using NzbDrone.Core.Datastore;
+using NzbDrone.Core.Datastore.Migration;
+using NzbDrone.Core.Datastore.Migration.Framework;
+using NzbDrone.Core.Indexers;
+using NzbDrone.Core.Profiles.Delay;
+using NzbDrone.Core.Test.Framework;
+
+namespace NzbDrone.Core.Test.Datastore.Migration
+{
+    [TestFixture]
+    public class delay_profileFixture : MigrationTest<delay_profile>
+    {
+        [TestCase]
+        public void should_migrate_old_delays()
+        {
+            WithTestDb(c =>
+            {
+                c.Insert.IntoTable("Profiles").Row(new
+                {
+                    GrabDelay = 1,
+                    Name = "OneHour",
+                    Cutoff = "{}",
+                    Items = "{}"
+                });
+                c.Insert.IntoTable("Profiles").Row(new
+                {
+                    GrabDelay = 2,
+                    Name = "TwoHours",
+                    Cutoff = "{}",
+                    Items = "[]"
+                });
+            });
+
+
+            var allProfiles = Mocker.Resolve<DelayProfileRepository>().All().ToList();
+
+
+            allProfiles.Should().HaveCount(3);
+            allProfiles.Should().OnlyContain(c => c.PreferredProtocol == DownloadProtocol.Usenet);
+            allProfiles.Should().OnlyContain(c => c.TorrentDelay == 0);
+            allProfiles.Should().Contain(c => c.UsenetDelay == 60);
+            allProfiles.Should().Contain(c => c.UsenetDelay == 120);
+
+        }
+    }
+
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/NzbDrone.Core.Test/Framework/DbTest.cs b/src/NzbDrone.Core.Test/Framework/DbTest.cs
index 436368db3..3e81b68ad 100644
--- a/src/NzbDrone.Core.Test/Framework/DbTest.cs
+++ b/src/NzbDrone.Core.Test/Framework/DbTest.cs
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 using System.Collections.Generic;
 using System.IO;
 using System.Linq;
+using FluentMigrator;
 using FluentMigrator.Runner;
 using Marr.Data;
 using Moq;
@@ -13,7 +14,6 @@
 
 namespace NzbDrone.Core.Test.Framework
 {
-
     public abstract class DbTest<TSubject, TModel> : DbTest
         where TSubject : class
         where TModel : ModelBase, new()
@@ -85,7 +85,19 @@ protected ITestDatabase Db
             }
         }
 
-        private void WithTestDb()
+        protected virtual TestDatabase WithTestDb(Action<MigrationBase> beforeMigration)
+        {
+            var factory = Mocker.Resolve<DbFactory>();
+            var database = factory.Create(MigrationType);
+            Mocker.SetConstant(database);
+
+            var testDb = new TestDatabase(database);
+
+            return testDb;
+        }
+
+
+        protected void SetupContainer()
         {
             WithTempAsAppPath();
 
@@ -94,17 +106,13 @@ private void WithTestDb()
             Mocker.SetConstant<IMigrationController>(Mocker.Resolve<MigrationController>());
 
             MapRepository.Instance.EnableTraceLogging = true;
-
-            var factory = Mocker.Resolve<DbFactory>();
-            var database = factory.Create(MigrationType);
-            _db = new TestDatabase(database);
-            Mocker.SetConstant(database);
         }
 
         [SetUp]
-        public void SetupReadDb()
+        public virtual void SetupDb()
         {
-            WithTestDb();
+            SetupContainer();
+            _db = WithTestDb(null);
         }
 
         [TearDown]
diff --git a/src/NzbDrone.Core.Test/Framework/MigrationTest.cs b/src/NzbDrone.Core.Test/Framework/MigrationTest.cs
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..137f41983
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/NzbDrone.Core.Test/Framework/MigrationTest.cs
@@ -0,0 +1,36 @@
+using System;
+using FluentMigrator;
+using NUnit.Framework;
+using NzbDrone.Core.Datastore;
+
+namespace NzbDrone.Core.Test.Framework
+{
+    [Category("DbMigrationTest")]
+    [Category("DbTest")]
+    public abstract class MigrationTest<TMigration> : DbTest where TMigration : MigrationBase
+    {
+        protected override TestDatabase WithTestDb(Action<MigrationBase> beforeMigration)
+        {
+            var factory = Mocker.Resolve<DbFactory>();
+
+            var database = factory.Create(MigrationType, m =>
+            {
+                if (m.GetType() == typeof(TMigration))
+                {
+                    beforeMigration(m);
+                }
+            });
+
+            var testDb = new TestDatabase(database);
+            Mocker.SetConstant(database);
+
+            return testDb;
+        }
+
+        [SetUp]
+        public override void SetupDb()
+        {
+            SetupContainer();
+        }
+    }
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/NzbDrone.Core.Test/NzbDrone.Core.Test.csproj b/src/NzbDrone.Core.Test/NzbDrone.Core.Test.csproj
index 6f4bb2718..221b61979 100644
--- a/src/NzbDrone.Core.Test/NzbDrone.Core.Test.csproj
+++ b/src/NzbDrone.Core.Test/NzbDrone.Core.Test.csproj
@@ -116,6 +116,7 @@
     <Compile Include="Datastore\DatabaseRelationshipFixture.cs" />
     <Compile Include="Datastore\MappingExtentionFixture.cs" />
     <Compile Include="Datastore\MarrDataLazyLoadingFixture.cs" />
+    <Compile Include="Datastore\Migration\070_delay_profileFixture.cs" />
     <Compile Include="Datastore\ObjectDatabaseFixture.cs" />
     <Compile Include="Datastore\PagingSpecExtensionsTests\PagingOffsetFixture.cs" />
     <Compile Include="Datastore\PagingSpecExtensionsTests\ToSortDirectionFixture.cs" />
@@ -157,6 +158,7 @@
     <Compile Include="FluentTest.cs" />
     <Compile Include="Framework\CoreTest.cs" />
     <Compile Include="Framework\DbTest.cs" />
+    <Compile Include="Framework\MigrationTest.cs" />
     <Compile Include="Framework\NBuilderExtensions.cs" />
     <Compile Include="Framework\TestDbHelper.cs" />
     <Compile Include="HealthCheck\Checks\AppDataLocationFixture.cs" />
diff --git a/src/NzbDrone.Core/Datastore/Migration/Framework/NzbDroneMigrationBase.cs b/src/NzbDrone.Core/Datastore/Migration/Framework/NzbDroneMigrationBase.cs
index 2838adac4..a2144f0ec 100644
--- a/src/NzbDrone.Core/Datastore/Migration/Framework/NzbDroneMigrationBase.cs
+++ b/src/NzbDrone.Core/Datastore/Migration/Framework/NzbDroneMigrationBase.cs
@@ -8,12 +8,11 @@ namespace NzbDrone.Core.Datastore.Migration.Framework
     public abstract class NzbDroneMigrationBase : FluentMigrator.Migration
     {
         protected readonly Logger _logger;
-        private readonly MigrationContext _migrationContext;
+        private MigrationContext _migrationContext;
 
         protected NzbDroneMigrationBase()
         {
             _logger = NzbDroneLogger.GetLogger(this);
-            _migrationContext = (MigrationContext)ApplicationContext;
         }
 
         protected virtual void MainDbUpgrade()
@@ -37,6 +36,10 @@ public MigrationContext Context
         {
             get
             {
+                if (_migrationContext == null)
+                {
+                    _migrationContext = (MigrationContext)ApplicationContext;
+                }
                 return _migrationContext;
             }
         }