diff --git a/library/Icinga/Application/Hook/Common/DbMigration.php b/library/Icinga/Application/Hook/Common/DbMigration.php
index 14219be58..a115e10d1 100644
--- a/library/Icinga/Application/Hook/Common/DbMigration.php
+++ b/library/Icinga/Application/Hook/Common/DbMigration.php
@@ -126,10 +126,14 @@ class DbMigration
     {
         if (! $this->query) {
             $statements = @file_get_contents($this->getScriptPath());
-            if (! $statements) {
+            if ($statements === false) {
                 throw new RuntimeException(sprintf('Cannot load upgrade script %s', $this->getScriptPath()));
             }
 
+            if (empty($statements)) {
+                throw new RuntimeException('Nothing to migrate');
+            }
+
             if (preg_match('/\s*delimiter\s*(\S+)\s*$/im', $statements, $matches)) {
                 /** @var string $statements */
                 $statements = preg_replace('/\s*delimiter\s*(\S+)\s*$/im', '', $statements);
@@ -140,10 +144,6 @@ class DbMigration
             $this->query = $statements;
         }
 
-        if (empty($this->query)) {
-            throw new RuntimeException('Nothing to migrate');
-        }
-
         $conn->exec($this->query);
 
         return $this;