diff --git a/src/java/com/samskivert/jdbc/depot/DepotMarshaller.java b/src/java/com/samskivert/jdbc/depot/DepotMarshaller.java
index 3cbd0c7..da8a302 100644
--- a/src/java/com/samskivert/jdbc/depot/DepotMarshaller.java
+++ b/src/java/com/samskivert/jdbc/depot/DepotMarshaller.java
@@ -680,6 +680,7 @@ public class DepotMarshaller<T extends PersistentRecord>
         for (EntityMigration migration : _migrations) {
             if (migration.runBeforeDefault() &&
                 migration.shouldRunMigration(currentVersion, _schemaVersion)) {
+                migration.init(getTableName(), _fields);
                 ctx.invoke(migration);
             }
         }
diff --git a/src/java/com/samskivert/jdbc/depot/EntityMigration.java b/src/java/com/samskivert/jdbc/depot/EntityMigration.java
index a1400b5..9d21c1e 100644
--- a/src/java/com/samskivert/jdbc/depot/EntityMigration.java
+++ b/src/java/com/samskivert/jdbc/depot/EntityMigration.java
@@ -119,7 +119,9 @@ public abstract class EntityMigration extends Modifier
 
     /**
      * This is called to provide the migration with the name of the entity table and access to its
-     * field marshallers prior to being invoked.
+     * field marshallers prior to being invoked. This will <em>only</em> be called after this
+     * migration has been determined to be runnable so one cannot rely on this method having been
+     * called in {@link #shouldRunMigration}.
      */
     protected void init (String tableName, HashMap<String,FieldMarshaller> marshallers)
     {