diff --git a/packages/db-postgres/src/migrateDown.ts b/packages/db-postgres/src/migrateDown.ts
index 12fcfc145d..24f13516ff 100644
--- a/packages/db-postgres/src/migrateDown.ts
+++ b/packages/db-postgres/src/migrateDown.ts
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ export async function migrateDown(this: PostgresAdapter): Promise<void> {
     }
 
     const start = Date.now()
-    const req = {} as PayloadRequest
+    const req = { payload } as PayloadRequest
 
     try {
       payload.logger.info({ msg: `Migrating down: ${migrationFile.name}` })