diff --git a/.github/workflows/capture_new_migrations.yml b/.github/workflows/capture_new_migrations.yml
index 9496e99b99a2..8ea69efdcc75 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/capture_new_migrations.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/capture_new_migrations.yml
@@ -178,6 +178,8 @@ jobs:
         if [ $number2 -gt $number1 ]; then
           data=$(mysql -h 127.0.0.1 -uedxapp001 -ppassword -e "select name from django_migrations ORDER by -id limit $diff;" edxapp;)
           echo "$data" > cleaned_data.txt
+        elif [ $number1 -gt $number2 ]; then
+           echo "Your PR removed migrations." > cleaned_data.txt
         fi
       shell: bash