diff --git a/api/database/database.go b/api/database/database.go
index 74b97f32..82b8b61f 100644
--- a/api/database/database.go
+++ b/api/database/database.go
@@ -152,7 +152,7 @@ func SetupDatabase() (*gorm.DB, error) {
 }
 
 func MigrateDatabase(db *gorm.DB) error {
-	db.AutoMigrate(
+	err := db.AutoMigrate(
 		&models.User{},
 		&models.AccessToken{},
 		&models.SiteInfo{},
@@ -170,6 +170,10 @@ func MigrateDatabase(db *gorm.DB) error {
 		&models.ImageFace{},
 	)
 
+	if err != nil {
+		log.Printf("Auto migration failed: %v\n", err)
+	}
+
 	// v2.1.0 - Replaced by Media.CreatedAt
 	if db.Migrator().HasColumn(&models.Media{}, "date_imported") {
 		db.Migrator().DropColumn(&models.Media{}, "date_imported")
@@ -177,9 +181,9 @@ func MigrateDatabase(db *gorm.DB) error {
 
 	// v2.3.0 - Changed type of MediaEXIF.Exposure and MediaEXIF.Flash
 	// from string values to decimal and int respectively
-	err := migrate_exif_fields(db)
+	err = migrate_exif_fields(db)
 	if err != nil {
-		return err
+		log.Printf("Failed to run exif fields migration: %v\n", err)
 	}
 
 	return nil
diff --git a/api/database/migration_exif.go b/api/database/migration_exif.go
index b955ff8c..fbd20bd9 100644
--- a/api/database/migration_exif.go
+++ b/api/database/migration_exif.go
@@ -64,6 +64,10 @@ func migrate_exif_fields_exposure(db *gorm.DB) error {
 
 	err := db.Transaction(func(tx *gorm.DB) error {
 
+		if err := tx.Exec("UPDATE media_exif SET exposure = NULL WHERE exposure = ''").Error; err != nil {
+			return errors.Wrapf(err, "convert flash attribute empty values to NULL")
+		}
+
 		type exifModel struct {
 			ID       int `gorm:"primarykey"`
 			Exposure *string
@@ -77,11 +81,6 @@ func migrate_exif_fields_exposure(db *gorm.DB) error {
 					continue
 				}
 
-				if *result.Exposure == "" {
-					result.Exposure = nil
-					continue
-				}
-
 				frac := strings.Split(*result.Exposure, "/")
 				if len(frac) != 2 {
 					return errors.Errorf("failed to convert exposure value (%s) expected format x/y", frac)
@@ -119,6 +118,10 @@ func migrate_exif_fields_flash(db *gorm.DB) error {
 
 	err := db.Transaction(func(tx *gorm.DB) error {
 
+		if err := tx.Exec("UPDATE media_exif SET flash = NULL WHERE flash = ''").Error; err != nil {
+			return errors.Wrapf(err, "convert flash attribute empty values to NULL")
+		}
+
 		type exifModel struct {
 			ID    int `gorm:"primarykey"`
 			Flash *string
@@ -162,11 +165,6 @@ func migrate_exif_fields_flash(db *gorm.DB) error {
 					continue
 				}
 
-				if *result.Flash == "" {
-					result.Flash = nil
-					continue
-				}
-
 				for index, name := range flashDescriptions {
 					if *result.Flash == name {
 						*result.Flash = fmt.Sprintf("%d", index)
diff --git a/ui/package.json b/ui/package.json
index 046ec5bc..c207876a 100644
--- a/ui/package.json
+++ b/ui/package.json
@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@
     "lint": "npm run lint:types & npm run lint:eslint",
     "lint:eslint": "eslint ./src --max-warnings 0 --cache --config .eslintrc.js",
     "lint:types": "tsc --noemit",
-    "jest": "jest",
+    "jest": "jest --verbose",
     "genSchemaTypes": "npx apollo client:codegen --target=typescript",
     "prepare": "(cd .. && npx husky install)"
   },