diff --git a/db/migrate/20100714111653_build_initial_journals_for_acts_as_journalized.rb b/db/migrate/20100714111653_build_initial_journals_for_acts_as_journalized.rb
index 10b0d680..327bcfbe 100644
--- a/db/migrate/20100714111653_build_initial_journals_for_acts_as_journalized.rb
+++ b/db/migrate/20100714111653_build_initial_journals_for_acts_as_journalized.rb
@@ -42,14 +42,22 @@ class BuildInitialJournalsForActsAsJournalized < ActiveRecord::Migration
           elsif o.respond_to?(:user)
             new_journal.user = o.user
           end
-          new_journal.save
-          new_journal.reload
+          if new_journal.save
+            new_journal.reload
           
-          # Backdate journal
-          if o.respond_to?(:created_at)
-            new_journal.update_attribute(:created_at, o.created_at)
-          elsif o.respond_to?(:created_on)
-            new_journal.update_attribute(:created_at, o.created_on)
+            # Backdate journal
+            if o.respond_to?(:created_at)
+              new_journal.update_attribute(:created_at, o.created_at)
+            elsif o.respond_to?(:created_on)
+              new_journal.update_attribute(:created_at, o.created_on)
+            end
+          else
+            if new_journal.errors.count == 1 && new_journal.errors.first[0] == "version"
+              # Skip, only error was from creating the initial journal for a record that already had one.
+            else
+              puts "ERROR: errors creating the initial journal for #{o.class.to_s}##{o.id.to_s}:"
+              puts "  #{new_journal.errors.full_messages.inspect}"
+            end
           end
         end