diff --git a/modules/loader/src/main/scala/com/snowplowanalytics/snowplow/rdbloader/db/Migration.scala b/modules/loader/src/main/scala/com/snowplowanalytics/snowplow/rdbloader/db/Migration.scala
index c5341a308..9255d1c5c 100644
--- a/modules/loader/src/main/scala/com/snowplowanalytics/snowplow/rdbloader/db/Migration.scala
+++ b/modules/loader/src/main/scala/com/snowplowanalytics/snowplow/rdbloader/db/Migration.scala
@@ -245,12 +245,13 @@ object Migration {
           migration.addPreTransaction(action)
 
         case (migration, b @ Block(pre, in, entity)) if pre.nonEmpty && in.nonEmpty =>
-          val preAction = preMigration[F](shouldAdd, entity, pre)
+          val preActions = preMigrations[F](shouldAdd, entity, pre)
           val inAction = Logging[F].info(s"Migrating ${b.getName} (in-transaction)") *>
             in.traverse_(item => DAO[F].executeUpdate(item.statement, DAO.Purpose.NonLoading)) *>
             DAO[F].executeUpdate(b.getCommentOn, DAO.Purpose.NonLoading) *>
             Logging[F].info(s"${b.getName} migration completed")
-          migration.addPreTransaction(preAction).addInTransaction(inAction)
+          preActions.foldLeft(migration)(_.addPreTransaction(_))
+            .addInTransaction(inAction)
 
         case (migration, b @ Block(Nil, in, target)) if b.isCreation =>
           val inAction = Logging[F].info(s"Creating ${b.getName} table for ${target.getInfo.toSchemaUri}") *>
@@ -267,28 +268,33 @@ object Migration {
           migration.addInTransaction(inAction)
 
         case (migration, b @ Block(pre, Nil, Entity.Table(_, _, _))) =>
-          val preAction = Logging[F].info(s"Migrating ${b.getName} (pre-transaction)") *>
-            pre.traverse_(item => DAO[F].executeUpdate(item.statement, DAO.Purpose.NonLoading).void)
+          val preActions = pre.map { item =>
+            Logging[F].info(s"Migrating ${b.getName} $item (pre-transaction)") *>
+            DAO[F].executeUpdate(item.statement, DAO.Purpose.NonLoading).void
+          }
           val commentAction =
             DAO[F].executeUpdate(b.getCommentOn, DAO.Purpose.NonLoading).void *>
               Logging[F].info(s"${b.getName} migration completed")
-          migration.addPreTransaction(preAction).addPreTransaction(commentAction)
+          preActions.foldLeft(migration)(_.addPreTransaction(_))
+            .addPreTransaction(commentAction)
 
         case (migration, Block(pre, Nil, column)) =>
-          val preAction = preMigration[F](shouldAdd, column, pre)
-          migration.addPreTransaction(preAction)
+          val preActions = preMigrations[F](shouldAdd, column, pre)
+          preActions.foldLeft(migration)(_.addPreTransaction(_))
       }
     }
 
-  def preMigration[F[_]: DAO: Logging: Monad](
+  def preMigrations[F[_]: DAO: Logging: Monad](
     shouldAdd: Entity => Boolean,
     entity: Entity,
     items: List[Item]
-  ) =
+  ): List[F[Unit]] =
     if (shouldAdd(entity))
-      Logging[F].info(s"Migrating ${entity.getName} (pre-transaction)") *>
-        items.traverse_(item => DAO[F].executeUpdate(item.statement, DAO.Purpose.NonLoading).void)
-    else Monad[F].unit
+      items.map { item =>
+        Logging[F].info(s"Migrating ${entity.getName} $item (pre-transaction)") *>
+        DAO[F].executeUpdate(item.statement, DAO.Purpose.NonLoading).void
+      }
+    else List(Monad[F].unit)
 
   /** Find the latest schema version in the table and confirm that it is the latest in `schemas` */
   def getVersion[F[_]: DAO](tableName: String): F[SchemaKey] =
@@ -334,13 +340,7 @@ object Migration {
             entity match {
               case Entity.Table(_, _, _) => false
               case Entity.Column(info) =>
-                val f = !columns.map(_.toLowerCase).contains(info.getNameFull.toLowerCase)
-                if (f) {
-                  println(columns)
-                  println(info.getNameFull.toLowerCase)
-                  println(s"True for ${info}")
-                } else println(s"False for ${info}")
-                f
+                !columns.map(_.toLowerCase).contains(info.getNameFull.toLowerCase)
             }
           }
       }