diff --git a/lib/tasks/db_data_migrate.rake b/lib/tasks/db_data_migrate.rake
index 17cb53bd5..9336de0d0 100644
--- a/lib/tasks/db_data_migrate.rake
+++ b/lib/tasks/db_data_migrate.rake
@@ -79,18 +79,22 @@ def migrate_nil_consistency_status
   storage_provider = StorageProvider.first
   updated_projects = 0
   updated_uploads = 0
-  Project.where(is_consistent: nil).each do |p|
-    unless p.is_deleted
-      if storage_provider.get_container_meta(p.id)
-        p.update_columns(is_consistent: true)
-      else
-        p.update_columns(is_consistent: false)
-      end
-      updated_projects += 1
+  projects = Project.where(is_consistent: nil).where.not(is_deleted: true)
+  puts "#{projects.count} projects with nil consistency_status."
+  projects.each do |p|
+    if storage_provider.get_container_meta(p.id)
+      p.update_columns(is_consistent: true)
+    else
+      p.update_columns(is_consistent: false)
     end
+    print '.'
+    updated_projects += 1
   end
+  puts "#{updated_projects} projects updated."
 
-  Upload.where(is_consistent: nil).each do |u|
+  uploads = Upload.where(is_consistent: nil)
+  puts "#{uploads.count} uploads with nil consistency_status."
+  uploads.each do |u|
     begin
       if storage_provider.get_object_metadata(u.project.id, u.id)
         u.update_columns(is_consistent: true)
@@ -99,8 +103,9 @@ def migrate_nil_consistency_status
       u.update_columns(is_consistent: false)
     end
     updated_uploads += 1
+    print '.'
   end
-  $stderr.print "#{updated_projects} projects and #{updated_uploads} uploads updated consistency"
+  puts "#{updated_uploads} uploads updated."
 end
 
 namespace :db do
diff --git a/spec/cassettes/db_data_migrate/_invoke/consistency_migrations/project/behaves_like_a_consistency_migration/record_is_consistent/should_update_is_consistent_to_true.yml b/spec/cassettes/db_data_migrate/_invoke/consistency_migration/for_project/with_deleted_project/1_2_4_1_2_1.yml
similarity index 59%
rename from spec/cassettes/db_data_migrate/_invoke/consistency_migrations/project/behaves_like_a_consistency_migration/record_is_consistent/should_update_is_consistent_to_true.yml
rename to spec/cassettes/db_data_migrate/_invoke/consistency_migration/for_project/with_deleted_project/1_2_4_1_2_1.yml
index 0d98180f8..dedebbce7 100644
--- a/spec/cassettes/db_data_migrate/_invoke/consistency_migrations/project/behaves_like_a_consistency_migration/record_is_consistent/should_update_is_consistent_to_true.yml
+++ b/spec/cassettes/db_data_migrate/_invoke/consistency_migration/for_project/with_deleted_project/1_2_4_1_2_1.yml
@@ -19,49 +19,47 @@ http_interactions:
       X-Storage-Url:
       - http://swift.local:12345/v1/AUTH_test
       X-Auth-Token:
-      - AUTH_tk65cd2a8981b5430c8f241c264a55a0de
+      - AUTH_tkb5fc1ba5ddd9424c9be0d92a7efbac77
       Content-Type:
       - text/html; charset=UTF-8
       X-Storage-Token:
-      - AUTH_tk65cd2a8981b5430c8f241c264a55a0de
+      - AUTH_tkb5fc1ba5ddd9424c9be0d92a7efbac77
       Content-Length:
       - '0'
       X-Trans-Id:
-      - txd2948474bdc54223870ae-0059554e83
+      - tx045a191ef0054f08bbca0-0059556dfa
       Date:
-      - Thu, 29 Jun 2017 19:01:23 GMT
+      - Thu, 29 Jun 2017 21:15:38 GMT
     body:
       encoding: UTF-8
       string: ''
     http_version: 
-  recorded_at: Thu, 29 Jun 2017 19:01:23 GMT
+  recorded_at: Thu, 29 Jun 2017 21:15:38 GMT
 - request:
-    method: put
-    uri: http://swift.local:12345/v1/AUTH_test/54396c88-76ae-45a7-a8e8-a852f8931f5b
+    method: head
+    uri: http://swift.local:12345/v1/AUTH_test/69f63381-4674-4257-aa96-e1c72d08fac3
     body:
-      encoding: UTF-8
+      encoding: US-ASCII
       string: ''
     headers:
       X-Auth-Token:
-      - AUTH_tk65cd2a8981b5430c8f241c264a55a0de
-      X-Container-Meta-Access-Control-Allow-Origin:
-      - "*"
+      - AUTH_tkb5fc1ba5ddd9424c9be0d92a7efbac77
   response:
     status:
-      code: 201
-      message: Created
+      code: 404
+      message: Not Found
     headers:
       Content-Length:
       - '0'
       Content-Type:
       - text/html; charset=UTF-8
       X-Trans-Id:
-      - tx3276247faf4248d6b96e4-0059554e83
+      - txcbba1878646545c794b19-0059556dfa
       Date:
-      - Thu, 29 Jun 2017 19:01:24 GMT
+      - Thu, 29 Jun 2017 21:15:38 GMT
     body:
       encoding: UTF-8
       string: ''
     http_version: 
-  recorded_at: Thu, 29 Jun 2017 19:01:24 GMT
+  recorded_at: Thu, 29 Jun 2017 21:15:38 GMT
 recorded_with: VCR 3.0.3
diff --git a/spec/lib/tasks/db_data_migrate_rake_spec.rb b/spec/lib/tasks/db_data_migrate_rake_spec.rb
index 378eab9c3..a3b6ba19c 100644
--- a/spec/lib/tasks/db_data_migrate_rake_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/lib/tasks/db_data_migrate_rake_spec.rb
@@ -133,6 +133,11 @@
           expect(storage_provider.get_container_meta(record.id)).not_to be_nil
         }
         it_behaves_like 'a consistency migration', :init_project_storage
+
+        context 'with deleted project' do
+          before(:each) { FactoryGirl.create(:project, :deleted, is_consistent: nil) }
+          it { expect {invoke_task}.not_to change{Project.where(is_consistent: nil).count} }
+        end
       end
 
       context 'for upload' do