diff --git a/src/keri/app/cli/commands/migrate.py b/src/keri/app/cli/commands/migrate.py
index 0f4035f78..2116ee267 100644
--- a/src/keri/app/cli/commands/migrate.py
+++ b/src/keri/app/cli/commands/migrate.py
@@ -125,6 +125,15 @@ def migrate(tymth, tock=0.0, **opts):
 
             migrateKeys(hby.db)
 
+            # clear escrows
+            print("clearing escrows")
+            hby.db.gpwe.trim()
+            hby.db.gdee.trim()
+            hby.db.dpwe.trim()
+            hby.db.gpse.trim()
+            hby.db.epse.trim()
+            hby.db.dune.trim()
+
     except ConfigurationError:
         print(f"identifier prefix for {name} does not exist, incept must be run first", )
         return -1
diff --git a/src/keri/db/basing.py b/src/keri/db/basing.py
index d4263fc91..127df822b 100644
--- a/src/keri/db/basing.py
+++ b/src/keri/db/basing.py
@@ -883,7 +883,7 @@ def reopen(self, **kwa):
         self.ends = koming.Komer(db=self, subkey='ends.',
                                  schema=EndpointRecord, )
 
-        # service endpont locations keyed by eid.scheme  (endpoint identifier)
+        # service endpoint locations keyed by eid.scheme  (endpoint identifier)
         # data extracted from reply loc
         self.locs = koming.Komer(db=self,
                                  subkey='locs.',
@@ -1015,12 +1015,14 @@ def reopen(self, **kwa):
 
         # Global settings for the Habery environment
         self.hbys = subing.Suber(db=self, subkey='hbys.')
+
         # Signed contact data, keys by prefix
         self.cons = subing.Suber(db=self,
                                  subkey="cons.")
 
         # Transferable signatures on contact data
         self.ccigs = subing.CesrSuber(db=self, subkey='ccigs.', klas=coring.Cigar)
+
         # Chunked image data for contact information for remote identifiers
         self.imgs = self.env.open_db(key=b'imgs.')