diff --git a/scm-webapp/src/main/java/sonia/scm/lifecycle/BootstrapContextListener.java b/scm-webapp/src/main/java/sonia/scm/lifecycle/BootstrapContextListener.java
index f7f932634a..223e3cf65b 100644
--- a/scm-webapp/src/main/java/sonia/scm/lifecycle/BootstrapContextListener.java
+++ b/scm-webapp/src/main/java/sonia/scm/lifecycle/BootstrapContextListener.java
@@ -90,6 +90,7 @@ public class BootstrapContextListener extends GuiceServletContextListener {
     if (startupError != null) {
       return createStageOneInjector(SingleView.error(startupError));
     } else if (Versions.isTooOld()) {
+      LOG.error("Existing version is too old and cannot be migrated to new version. Please update to version {} first", Versions.MIN_VERSION);
       return createStageOneInjector(SingleView.view("/templates/too-old.mustache", HttpServletResponse.SC_CONFLICT));
     } else {
       try {
diff --git a/scm-webapp/src/main/java/sonia/scm/lifecycle/Versions.java b/scm-webapp/src/main/java/sonia/scm/lifecycle/Versions.java
index b482c8f8e9..b1d2759da1 100644
--- a/scm-webapp/src/main/java/sonia/scm/lifecycle/Versions.java
+++ b/scm-webapp/src/main/java/sonia/scm/lifecycle/Versions.java
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ class Versions {
 
   private static final Logger LOG = LoggerFactory.getLogger(Versions.class);
 
-  private static final Version MIN_VERSION = Version.parse("1.60");
+  static final Version MIN_VERSION = Version.parse("1.60");
 
   private final SCMContextProvider contextProvider;