diff --git a/tools/migration/db/migration_harbor/versions/1_4_0.py b/tools/migration/db/migration_harbor/versions/1_4_0.py
index 2ab23d040..e52fc5b54 100644
--- a/tools/migration/db/migration_harbor/versions/1_4_0.py
+++ b/tools/migration/db/migration_harbor/versions/1_4_0.py
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ depends_on = None
 
 from alembic import op
 from db_meta import *
+import os
 
 from sqlalchemy.dialects import mysql
 
@@ -52,17 +53,26 @@ def upgrade():
     # Divided policies into unabled and enabled group
     unenabled_policies = session.query(ReplicationPolicy).filter(ReplicationPolicy.enabled == 0)
     enabled_policies = session.query(ReplicationPolicy).filter(ReplicationPolicy.enabled == 1)
-
-    # migrate enabeld policies
-    enabled_policies.update({
-        ReplicationPolicy.cron_str: '{"kind":"Immediate"}'
+    
+    # As projects aren't stored in database of Harbor, migrate all replication
+    # policies with manual trigger
+    if os.getenv('WITH_ADMIRAL', '') == 'true':
+        print ("deployed with admiral, migrating all replication policies with manual trigger")
+        enabled_policies.update({
+        ReplicationPolicy.enabled: 1,
+        ReplicationPolicy.cron_str: '{"kind":"Manual"}'
     })
-    immediate_triggers = [ReplicationImmediateTrigger(
-        policy_id=policy.id,
-        namespace=session.query(Project).get(policy.project_id).name,
-        on_push=1,
-        on_deletion=1) for policy in enabled_policies]
-    session.add_all(immediate_triggers)
+    else:
+        # migrate enabeld policies
+        enabled_policies.update({
+            ReplicationPolicy.cron_str: '{"kind":"Immediate"}'
+        })
+        immediate_triggers = [ReplicationImmediateTrigger(
+            policy_id=policy.id,
+            namespace=session.query(Project).get(policy.project_id).name,
+            on_push=1,
+            on_deletion=1) for policy in enabled_policies]
+        session.add_all(immediate_triggers)
 
     # migrate unenabled policies
     unenabled_policies.update({
diff --git a/tools/migration/migrator.py b/tools/migration/migrator.py
index 7c9b6b14a..f58bef0af 100644
--- a/tools/migration/migrator.py
+++ b/tools/migration/migrator.py
@@ -6,6 +6,14 @@ import os
 import sys
 import argparse
 
+if sys.version_info[:3][0] == 2:
+    import ConfigParser as ConfigParser
+    import StringIO as StringIO
+
+if sys.version_info[:3][0] == 3:
+    import configparser as ConfigParser
+    import io as StringIO
+
 RC_VALIDATE = 101
 RC_UP = 102
 RC_DOWN = 103
@@ -17,8 +25,22 @@ RC_GEN = 110
 class DBMigrator():
 
     def __init__(self, target):
+        path = "/harbor-migration/harbor-cfg/harbor.cfg"
+        env = ""
+        if os.path.exists(path):
+            temp_section = "configuration"
+            conf = StringIO.StringIO()
+            conf.write("[%s]\n" % temp_section)
+            conf.write(open(path).read())
+            conf.seek(0, os.SEEK_SET)
+            rcp = ConfigParser.RawConfigParser()
+            rcp.readfp(conf)
+            if rcp.get(temp_section, "admiral_url") != "NA":
+                env = "WITH_ADMIRAL=true"
+        else:
+            print("harbor.cfg not found, WITH_ADMIRAL will not be set to true")
         self.target = target
-        self.script = "./db/run.sh"
+        self.script = env + " ./db/run.sh"
 
     def backup(self):
         return run_cmd(self.script + " backup") == 0