diff --git a/Neos.ContentRepositoryRegistry/Classes/Service/EventMigrationService.php b/Neos.ContentRepositoryRegistry/Classes/Service/EventMigrationService.php
index 50eb79b7315..011e7b589ee 100644
--- a/Neos.ContentRepositoryRegistry/Classes/Service/EventMigrationService.php
+++ b/Neos.ContentRepositoryRegistry/Classes/Service/EventMigrationService.php
@@ -406,7 +406,7 @@ public function migratePayloadToValidWorkspaceNames(\Closure $outputFn): void
         $affectedRowsBaseWorkspaceName = $this->connection->executeStatement($statementBaseWorkspaceName);
         $this->connection->commit();
 
-        if ($affectedRowsWorkspaceName + $affectedRowsBaseWorkspaceName === 0) {
+        if ($affectedRowsWorkspaceName === 0 && $affectedRowsBaseWorkspaceName === 0) {
             $outputFn('Migration was not necessary.');
             return;
         }