diff --git a/application/controllers/Debug.php b/application/controllers/Debug.php
index 54115cb98..e9af0827a 100644
--- a/application/controllers/Debug.php
+++ b/application/controllers/Debug.php
@@ -42,9 +42,11 @@ class Debug extends CI_Controller
 		// get mig version from config file
 		$this->load->config('migration');
 		$data['migration_config'] = $this->config->item('migration_version');
+		$data['migration_lockfile'] = $this->config->item('migration_lockfile');
+		$data['miglock_lifetime'] = $this->config->item('migration_lf_maxage');
 
 		// compare mig versions
-		if ($data['migration_version'] !== $data['migration_config'] && file_exists('application/cache/.migration_running')) {
+		if ($data['migration_version'] != $data['migration_config'] && file_exists($data['migration_lockfile'])) {
 			$data['migration_is_uptodate'] = false;
 		} else {
 			$data['migration_is_uptodate'] = true;
diff --git a/application/views/debug/index.php b/application/views/debug/index.php
index 22ec83cce..9e0642e2e 100644
--- a/application/views/debug/index.php
+++ b/application/views/debug/index.php
@@ -40,14 +40,15 @@
                             <td><?php echo (isset($migration_version) ? $migration_version : "<span class='badge text-bg-danger'>". __("There is something wrong with your Migration in Database!") . "</span>"); ?></td>
                         </tr>
                         <?php if (!$migration_is_uptodate) { ?>
-                    </table>
-                        <div class="alert alert-danger mt-3 mb-3">
-                            <h5><?= __("Migration is outdated and locked!"); ?></h5>
-                            <p><?= sprintf(__("The current migration is not the version it is supposed to be. Reload this page. If this warning persists, your migration is probably locked due to a past failed process. Check the folder %s for a file called %s and remove this file to force the migration to run again."), "'application/cache/'", "'.migration_running'"); ?></p>
-                            <p><?= sprintf(__("Current migration is %s"), $migration_version); ?><br>
-                                <?= sprintf(__("Migration should be %s"), $migration_config); ?></p>
-                        </div>
-                    <table>
+                        </table>
+                            <div class="alert alert-danger mt-3 mb-3">
+                                <h5><?= __("Migration is outdated and locked!"); ?></h5>
+                                <p><?= sprintf(__("The current migration is not the version it is supposed to be. Reload this page after %s seconds. If this warning persists, your migration is likely locked due to a previously failed process. Delete the file %s to force the migration to run again."), $miglock_lifetime, $migration_lockfile); ?></p>
+                                <p><?= sprintf(__("Check this wiki article <u><a href='%s' target='_blank'>here</a></u> for more information."), "https://github.com/wavelog/wavelog/wiki/Migration-is-locked"); ?></p>
+                                <p><?= sprintf(__("Current migration is %s"), $migration_version); ?><br>
+                                    <?= sprintf(__("Migration should be %s"), $migration_config); ?></p>
+                            </div>
+                        <table>
                         <?php } ?>
                         <tr>
                             <td><?= __("Environment"); ?></td>