diff --git a/profile/migrations.go b/profile/migrations.go
index 3a5d52e5..41fa7319 100644
--- a/profile/migrations.go
+++ b/profile/migrations.go
@@ -162,6 +162,13 @@ func migrateIcons(ctx context.Context, _, to *version.Version, db *database.Inte
 
 	// Log migration failure and try again next time.
 	if lastErr != nil {
+		// Normally, an icon migration would not be such a big error, but this is a test
+		// run for the profile IDs and we absolutely need to know if anything went wrong.
+		module.Error(
+			"migration-failed",
+			"Profile Migration Failed",
+			fmt.Sprintf("Failed to migrate icons of %d profiles (out of %d pending). The last error was: %s\n\nPlease restart Portmaster to try the migration again.", failed, total, lastErr),
+		)
 		return fmt.Errorf("failed to migrate %d profiles (out of %d pending) - last error: %w", failed, total, lastErr)
 	}
 
@@ -243,6 +250,11 @@ func migrateToDerivedIDs(ctx context.Context, _, to *version.Version, db *databa
 
 	// Log migration failure and try again next time.
 	if lastErr != nil {
+		module.Error(
+			"migration-failed",
+			"Profile Migration Failed",
+			fmt.Sprintf("Failed to migrate profile IDs of %d profiles (out of %d pending). The last error was: %s\n\nPlease restart Portmaster to try the migration again.", failed, total, lastErr),
+		)
 		return fmt.Errorf("failed to migrate %d profiles (out of %d pending) - last error: %w", failed, total, lastErr)
 	}