diff --git a/db/migrate/20140729152420_migrate_taggable_labels.rb b/db/migrate/20140729152420_migrate_taggable_labels.rb
index 0b844720ba..06b60a1c92 100644
--- a/db/migrate/20140729152420_migrate_taggable_labels.rb
+++ b/db/migrate/20140729152420_migrate_taggable_labels.rb
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ class MigrateTaggableLabels < ActiveRecord::Migration
     label_name = tagging.tag.name
     label = target.project.labels.find_or_create_by(title: label_name)
 
-    if LabelLink.create(label: label, target: target)
+    if label.valid? && LabelLink.create(label: label, target: target)
       print '.'
     else
       print 'F'