diff --git a/database/migrations/2018_12_22_055940_add_account_status_to_profiles_table.php b/database/migrations/2018_12_22_055940_add_account_status_to_profiles_table.php
index 04a88060e..097e86753 100644
--- a/database/migrations/2018_12_22_055940_add_account_status_to_profiles_table.php
+++ b/database/migrations/2018_12_22_055940_add_account_status_to_profiles_table.php
@@ -54,12 +54,14 @@ class AddAccountStatusToProfilesTable extends Migration
             $table->string('hub_url')->nullable();
         });
 
-        Schema::table('stories', function (Blueprint $table) {
-            $table->dropColumn('id');
-        });
-        Schema::table('stories', function (Blueprint $table) {
-            $table->bigIncrements('bigIncrements')->first();
-        });
+        if (Schema::hasTable('stories')) {
+            Schema::table('stories', function (Blueprint $table) {
+                $table->dropColumn('id');
+            });
+            Schema::table('stories', function (Blueprint $table) {
+                $table->bigIncrements('bigIncrements')->first();
+            });
+        }
 
         Schema::table('profiles', function (Blueprint $table) {
             $table->dropColumn('status');
diff --git a/database/migrations/2019_01_12_054413_stories.php b/database/migrations/2019_01_12_054413_stories.php
index a61c447de..f58a8cf38 100644
--- a/database/migrations/2019_01_12_054413_stories.php
+++ b/database/migrations/2019_01_12_054413_stories.php
@@ -60,13 +60,7 @@ class Stories extends Migration
     {
         Schema::dropIfExists('story_items');
         Schema::dropIfExists('story_views');
-
-        Schema::table('stories', function (Blueprint $table) {
-            $table->dropColumn(['title','preview_photo','local_only','is_live','broadcast_url','broadcast_key']);
-        });
-
-        Schema::table('story_reactions', function (Blueprint $table) {
-            $table->dropColumn('story_id');
-        });
+        Schema::dropIfExists('story_reactions');
+        Schema::dropIfExists('stories');
     }
 }
diff --git a/database/migrations/2021_01_14_034521_add_cache_locks_table.php b/database/migrations/2021_01_14_034521_add_cache_locks_table.php
index 121c69a37..07889b490 100644
--- a/database/migrations/2021_01_14_034521_add_cache_locks_table.php
+++ b/database/migrations/2021_01_14_034521_add_cache_locks_table.php
@@ -27,6 +27,6 @@ class AddCacheLocksTable extends Migration
      */
     public function down()
     {
-        Schema::dropTable('cache_locks');
+        Schema::dropIfExists('cache_locks');
     }
 }
diff --git a/database/migrations/2021_07_23_062326_add_compose_settings_to_user_settings_table.php b/database/migrations/2021_07_23_062326_add_compose_settings_to_user_settings_table.php
index 58837cab3..49a9b2c58 100644
--- a/database/migrations/2021_07_23_062326_add_compose_settings_to_user_settings_table.php
+++ b/database/migrations/2021_07_23_062326_add_compose_settings_to_user_settings_table.php
@@ -33,14 +33,25 @@ class AddComposeSettingsToUserSettingsTable extends Migration
     public function down()
     {
         Schema::table('user_settings', function (Blueprint $table) {
-            $table->dropColumn('compose_settings');
+            if (Schema::hasColumn('user_settings', 'compose_settings')) {
+                $table->dropColumn('compose_settings');
+            }
         });
 
         Schema::table('media', function (Blueprint $table) {
             $table->string('caption')->change();
-            $table->dropIndex('profile_id');
-            $table->dropIndex('mime');
-            $table->dropIndex('license');
+
+            $schemaManager = Schema::getConnection()->getDoctrineSchemaManager();
+            $indexesFound  = $schemaManager->listTableIndexes('media');
+            if (array_key_exists('media_profile_id_index', $indexesFound)) {
+                $table->dropIndex('media_profile_id_index');
+            }
+            if (array_key_exists('media_mime_index', $indexesFound)) {
+                $table->dropIndex('media_mime_index');
+            }
+            if (array_key_exists('media_license_index', $indexesFound)) {
+                $table->dropIndex('media_license_index');
+            }
         });
     }
 }