diff --git a/CTFd/plugins/migrations.py b/CTFd/plugins/migrations.py
index 7b9393fa..56d46b05 100644
--- a/CTFd/plugins/migrations.py
+++ b/CTFd/plugins/migrations.py
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ from alembic.script import ScriptDirectory
 from flask import current_app
 from sqlalchemy import create_engine, pool
 
-from CTFd.utils import get_config, set_config
+from CTFd.utils import _get_config, set_config
 
 
 def current(plugin_name=None):
@@ -20,7 +20,11 @@ def current(plugin_name=None):
         caller_path = caller_info[0]
         plugin_name = os.path.basename(os.path.dirname(caller_path))
 
-    return get_config(plugin_name + "_alembic_version")
+    # Specifically bypass the cached config so that we always get the database value
+    version = _get_config.__wrapped__(plugin_name + "_alembic_version")
+    if version == KeyError:
+        version = None
+    return version
 
 
 def upgrade(plugin_name=None, revision=None, lower="current"):
@@ -57,7 +61,7 @@ def upgrade(plugin_name=None, revision=None, lower="current"):
     # "current" points to the current plugin version stored in config
     # None represents the absolute base layer (e.g. first installation)
     if lower == "current":
-        lower = get_config(plugin_name + "_alembic_version")
+        lower = current(plugin_name)
 
     # Do we upgrade to head or to a specific revision
     if revision is None: