diff --git a/pandora/annotation/migrations/0003_fill_in_null_public_id.py b/pandora/annotation/migrations/0003_fill_in_null_public_id.py
index e82bc4df2..256bfbec7 100644
--- a/pandora/annotation/migrations/0003_fill_in_null_public_id.py
+++ b/pandora/annotation/migrations/0003_fill_in_null_public_id.py
@@ -8,21 +8,7 @@ import ox
 class Migration(DataMigration):
 
     def forwards(self, orm):
-        AnnotationSequence = orm['item.AnnotationSequence']
-        for annotation in orm.Annotation.objects.filter(public_id=None).order_by('item'):
-            item = annotation.item
-            s, created = AnnotationSequence.objects.get_or_create(item=item)
-
-            if created:
-                nextid = s.value
-            else:
-                cursor = connection.cursor()
-                sql = "UPDATE %s SET value = value + 1 WHERE item_id = %s RETURNING value" % (AnnotationSequence._meta.db_table, item.id)
-                cursor.execute(sql)
-                nextid = cursor.fetchone()[0]
-
-            annotation.public_id = "%s/%s" % (item.public_id, ox.toAZ(nextid))
-            annotation.save()
+        pass
 
     def backwards(self, orm):
         pass
diff --git a/pandora/item/migrations/0006_add_annotation_sequence.py b/pandora/item/migrations/0006_add_annotation_sequence.py
index 191f4c95f..18f4978e9 100644
--- a/pandora/item/migrations/0006_add_annotation_sequence.py
+++ b/pandora/item/migrations/0006_add_annotation_sequence.py
@@ -2,7 +2,8 @@
 from south.utils import datetime_utils as datetime
 from south.db import db
 from south.v2 import SchemaMigration
-from django.db import models
+from django.db import connection
+import ox
 
 
 class Migration(SchemaMigration):
@@ -20,6 +21,23 @@ class Migration(SchemaMigration):
             for i in item.models.Item.objects.all():
                 item.models.AnnotationSequence.reset(i)
             for a in item.models.Annotation.objects.filter(public_id=None): a.save()
+        Annotation = orm['annotation.Annotation']
+        AnnotationSequence = item.models.AnnotationSequence
+        for annotation in Annotation.objects.filter(public_id=None).order_by('item'):
+            item = annotation.item
+            s, created = AnnotationSequence.objects.get_or_create(item=item)
+
+            if created:
+                nextid = s.value
+            else:
+                cursor = connection.cursor()
+                sql = "UPDATE %s SET value = value + 1 WHERE item_id = %s RETURNING value" % (
+                    AnnotationSequence._meta.db_table, item.id)
+                cursor.execute(sql)
+                nextid = cursor.fetchone()[0]
+
+            annotation.public_id = "%s/%s" % (item.public_id, ox.toAZ(nextid))
+            annotation.save()
 
     def backwards(self, orm):
         # Deleting model 'AnnotationSequence'