diff --git a/packages/cli/src/databases/migrations/sqlite/1659888469333-AddJsonKeyPinData.ts b/packages/cli/src/databases/migrations/sqlite/1659888469333-AddJsonKeyPinData.ts
index 67b8cae704..725be9a6f4 100644
--- a/packages/cli/src/databases/migrations/sqlite/1659888469333-AddJsonKeyPinData.ts
+++ b/packages/cli/src/databases/migrations/sqlite/1659888469333-AddJsonKeyPinData.ts
@@ -64,8 +64,17 @@ export const addJsonKeyToPinDataColumn =
 function makeUpdateParams(fetchedWorkflows: PinData.FetchedWorkflow[]) {
 	return fetchedWorkflows.reduce<PinData.FetchedWorkflow[]>(
 		(updateParams, { id, pinData: rawPinData }) => {
-			const pinDataPerWorkflow: PinData.Old | PinData.New =
-				typeof rawPinData === 'string' ? JSON.parse(rawPinData) : rawPinData;
+			let pinDataPerWorkflow: PinData.Old | PinData.New;
+
+			if (typeof rawPinData === 'string') {
+				try {
+					pinDataPerWorkflow = JSON.parse(rawPinData);
+				} catch (_) {
+					pinDataPerWorkflow = {};
+				}
+			} else {
+				pinDataPerWorkflow = rawPinData;
+			}
 
 			const newPinDataPerWorkflow = Object.keys(pinDataPerWorkflow).reduce<PinData.New>(
 				(newPinDataPerWorkflow, nodeName) => {
diff --git a/packages/cli/src/databases/utils/migrations.types.ts b/packages/cli/src/databases/utils/migrations.types.ts
index aaa9f66472..bb3fbca85b 100644
--- a/packages/cli/src/databases/utils/migrations.types.ts
+++ b/packages/cli/src/databases/utils/migrations.types.ts
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ export namespace PinData {
 
 	export type New = { [nodeName: string]: INodeExecutionData[] };
 
-	export type FetchedWorkflow = { id: number; pinData: string | object };
+	export type FetchedWorkflow = { id: number; pinData: string | Old };
 }
 
 export function isObjectLiteral(maybeObject: unknown): maybeObject is { [key: string]: string } {