diff --git a/openslides/motions/migrations/0021_state_access_level.py b/openslides/motions/migrations/0021_state_access_level_1.py
similarity index 53%
rename from openslides/motions/migrations/0021_state_access_level.py
rename to openslides/motions/migrations/0021_state_access_level_1.py
index c621faf2d..8900e6c3d 100644
--- a/openslides/motions/migrations/0021_state_access_level.py
+++ b/openslides/motions/migrations/0021_state_access_level_1.py
@@ -3,21 +3,8 @@
 from django.db import migrations, models
 
 
-def transform_required_permission_to_see_field(apps, schema_editor):
-    """
-    Sets new access_level of states to EXTENDED_MANAGERS_AND_SUBMITTER
-    if required_permission_to_see is given
-    """
-    # We get the model from the versioned app registry;
-    # if we directly import it, it will be the wrong version.
-    State = apps.get_model("motions", "State")
-    for state in State.objects.all():
-        if state.required_permission_to_see:
-            state.access_level = 1
-            state.save(skip_autoupdate=True)
-
-
 class Migration(migrations.Migration):
+    """ Note: this is a combined migration to execute code in a seperate transaction """
 
     dependencies = [("motions", "0020_auto_20190119_1425")]
 
@@ -37,7 +24,5 @@ class Migration(migrations.Migration):
                 ],
                 default=0,
             ),
-        ),
-        migrations.RunPython(transform_required_permission_to_see_field),
-        migrations.RemoveField(model_name="state", name="required_permission_to_see"),
+        )
     ]
diff --git a/openslides/motions/migrations/0021_state_access_level_2.py b/openslides/motions/migrations/0021_state_access_level_2.py
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..0552e118b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/openslides/motions/migrations/0021_state_access_level_2.py
@@ -0,0 +1,24 @@
+# Generated by Django 2.1.5 on 2019-02-01 11:58
+
+from django.db import migrations
+
+
+def transform_required_permission_to_see_field(apps, schema_editor):
+    """
+    Sets new access_level of states to EXTENDED_MANAGERS_AND_SUBMITTER
+    if required_permission_to_see is given
+    """
+    # We get the model from the versioned app registry;
+    # if we directly import it, it will be the wrong version.
+    State = apps.get_model("motions", "State")
+    for state in State.objects.all():
+        if state.required_permission_to_see:
+            state.access_level = 1
+            state.save(skip_autoupdate=True)
+
+
+class Migration(migrations.Migration):
+
+    dependencies = [("motions", "0021_state_access_level_1")]
+
+    operations = [migrations.RunPython(transform_required_permission_to_see_field)]
diff --git a/openslides/motions/migrations/0021_state_access_level_3.py b/openslides/motions/migrations/0021_state_access_level_3.py
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..9de4d5fd2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/openslides/motions/migrations/0021_state_access_level_3.py
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+# Generated by Django 2.1.5 on 2019-02-01 11:58
+
+from django.db import migrations
+
+
+class Migration(migrations.Migration):
+
+    dependencies = [("motions", "0021_state_access_level_2")]
+
+    operations = [
+        migrations.RemoveField(model_name="state", name="required_permission_to_see")
+    ]