diff --git a/src/ifcpatch/ifcpatch/recipes/Migrate.py b/src/ifcpatch/ifcpatch/recipes/Migrate.py
index 5280875ce9..8a4c6768cd 100644
--- a/src/ifcpatch/ifcpatch/recipes/Migrate.py
+++ b/src/ifcpatch/ifcpatch/recipes/Migrate.py
@@ -47,6 +47,6 @@ class Patcher:
         self.file_patched = ifcopenshell.file(schema=self.schema)
         migrator = ifcopenshell.util.schema.Migrator()
         for element in self.file:
-            migrator.migrate(element, self.file_patched)
+            new_element = migrator.migrate(element, self.file_patched)
             print("Migrating", element)
-            print("Successfully converted to", migrator.migrate(element, self.file_patched))
+            print("Successfully converted to", new_element)