diff --git a/chain/stmgr/forks.go b/chain/stmgr/forks.go
index 6d6f9ef65f3..9a236196187 100644
--- a/chain/stmgr/forks.go
+++ b/chain/stmgr/forks.go
@@ -182,7 +182,15 @@ func (sm *StateManager) HandleStateForks(ctx context.Context, root cid.Cid, heig
 		if err == nil {
 			if ok {
 				log.Infow("CACHED migration", "height", height, "from", root, "to", migCid)
-				return migCid, nil
+				foundMigratedRoot, err := sm.ChainStore().StateBlockstore().Has(ctx, migCid)
+				if err != nil {
+					log.Errorw("failed to check whether previous migration result is present", "err", err)
+				} else if !foundMigratedRoot {
+					log.Errorw("cached migration result not found in blockstore, running migration again")
+					u.migrationResultCache.Delete(ctx, root)
+				} else {
+					return migCid, nil
+				}
 			}
 		} else if !errors.Is(err, datastore.ErrNotFound) {
 			log.Errorw("failed to lookup previous migration result", "err", err)
diff --git a/chain/stmgr/stmgr.go b/chain/stmgr/stmgr.go
index 49913e442d1..cd35d6d193e 100644
--- a/chain/stmgr/stmgr.go
+++ b/chain/stmgr/stmgr.go
@@ -113,6 +113,10 @@ func (m *migrationResultCache) Store(ctx context.Context, root cid.Cid, resultCi
 	return nil
 }
 
+func (m *migrationResultCache) Delete(ctx context.Context, root cid.Cid) {
+	_ = m.ds.Delete(ctx, m.keyForMigration(root))
+}
+
 type Executor interface {
 	NewActorRegistry() *vm.ActorRegistry
 	ExecuteTipSet(ctx context.Context, sm *StateManager, ts *types.TipSet, em ExecMonitor, vmTracing bool) (stateroot cid.Cid, rectsroot cid.Cid, err error)