diff --git a/src/adapters/sqlite/index.js b/src/adapters/sqlite/index.js
index 1040aae32..0e17c8c8d 100644
--- a/src/adapters/sqlite/index.js
+++ b/src/adapters/sqlite/index.js
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ export default class SQLiteAdapter implements DatabaseAdapter, SQLDatabaseAdapte
 
   migrations: ?SchemaMigrations
 
-  migrationEvents: ?MigrationEvents
+  _migrationEvents: ?MigrationEvents
 
   _tag: ConnectionTag = connectionTag()
 
@@ -66,7 +66,7 @@ export default class SQLiteAdapter implements DatabaseAdapter, SQLDatabaseAdapte
     const { dbName, schema, migrations, migrationEvents } = options
     this.schema = schema
     this.migrations = migrations
-    this.migrationEvents = migrationEvents
+    this._migrationEvents = migrationEvents
     this._dbName = this._getName(dbName)
     this._dispatcherType = getDispatcherType(options)
     this._dispatcher = makeDispatcher(this._dispatcherType, this._tag, this._dbName)
@@ -149,7 +149,9 @@ export default class SQLiteAdapter implements DatabaseAdapter, SQLDatabaseAdapte
         `[WatermelonDB][SQLite] Migrating from version ${databaseVersion} to ${this.schema.version}...`,
       )
 
-      this.migrationEvents?.onStarted?.()
+      if(this._migrationEvents && this._migrationEvents.onStarted){
+        this._migrationEvents.onStarted()
+      }
 
       try {
         await toPromise(callback =>
@@ -162,10 +164,14 @@ export default class SQLiteAdapter implements DatabaseAdapter, SQLDatabaseAdapte
           ),
         )
         logger.log('[WatermelonDB][SQLite] Migration successful')
-        this.migrationEvents?.onSuccess?.()
+        if(this._migrationEvents && this._migrationEvents.onSuccess){
+          this._migrationEvents.onSuccess()
+        }
       } catch (error) {
         logger.error('[WatermelonDB][SQLite] Migration failed', error)
-        this.migrationEvents?.onFailure?.(error)
+        if(this._migrationEvents && this._migrationEvents.onFailure){
+          this._migrationEvents.onFailure()
+        }
         throw error
       }
     } else {
diff --git a/src/adapters/sqlite/type.js b/src/adapters/sqlite/type.js
index 6f1c6667a..e8d4ccb69 100644
--- a/src/adapters/sqlite/type.js
+++ b/src/adapters/sqlite/type.js
@@ -14,9 +14,9 @@ export type SQLiteArg = string | boolean | number | null
 export type SQLiteQuery = [SQL, SQLiteArg[]]
 
 export type MigrationEvents = {
-  onSuccess?: () => void,
-  onStarted?: () => void,
-  onFailure?: (error: string) => void,
+  onSuccess: () => void,
+  onStarted: () => void,
+  onFailure: (error: string) => void,
 }
 
 export type SQLiteAdapterOptions = $Exact<{