diff --git a/box.json b/box.json
index 8c02c1982..dd10b2b0a 100644
--- a/box.json
+++ b/box.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
     "name":"ContentBox Tester Site",
-    "version":"6.0.0",
+    "version":"6.0.1",
     "author":"Ortus Solutions <info@ortussolutions.com>",
     "shortDescription":"A tester site for developing the ContentBox Modular CMS",
     "type":"cms",
diff --git a/changelog.md b/changelog.md
index 1f1b857c2..9f4adc115 100644
--- a/changelog.md
+++ b/changelog.md
@@ -8,6 +8,8 @@ and this project adheres to [Semantic Versioning](https://semver.org/spec/v2.0.0
 * * *
 
 ## [Unreleased]
+### Bugs
+-   [CONTENTBOX-1500](https://ortussolutions.atlassian.net/browse/CONTENTBOX-1500) Defensive coding for permissions migration on new instance
 
 ## [6.0.0] - 2023-12-18
 
diff --git a/modules/contentbox/migrations/2023_12_12_164002_EditorsCanClearCaches.cfc b/modules/contentbox/migrations/2023_12_12_164002_EditorsCanClearCaches.cfc
index edad66d70..db50390d6 100755
--- a/modules/contentbox/migrations/2023_12_12_164002_EditorsCanClearCaches.cfc
+++ b/modules/contentbox/migrations/2023_12_12_164002_EditorsCanClearCaches.cfc
@@ -16,17 +16,31 @@ component {
 	function up( schema, qb ){
 		var today  = now();
 		var permID = createUUID();
-		qb.newQuery()
-			.from( "cb_permission" )
-			.insert( {
-				"permissionID" : permID,
-				"createdDate"  : today,
-				"modifiedDate" : today,
-				"isDeleted"    : 0,
-				"permission"   : "RELOAD_CACHES",
-				"description"  : "Ability to reload caches"
-			} );
-		systemOutput( "√ - Reload Caches permission created", true );
+		if (
+			!qb.newQuery()
+				.from( "cb_permission" )
+				.where( "permission", "RELOAD_CACHES" )
+				.count()
+		) {
+			qb.newQuery()
+				.from( "cb_permission" )
+				.insert( {
+					"permissionID" : permID,
+					"createdDate"  : today,
+					"modifiedDate" : today,
+					"isDeleted"    : 0,
+					"permission"   : "RELOAD_CACHES",
+					"description"  : "Ability to reload caches"
+				} );
+			systemOutput( "√ - Reload Caches permission created", true );
+		} else {
+			var permId = qb
+				.newQuery()
+				.from( "cb_permission" )
+				.where( "permission", "RELOAD_CACHES" )
+				.first()
+				.permissionID;
+		}
 
 		// Assign to Editors and Administrators
 		var admin = qb
@@ -36,10 +50,18 @@ component {
 			.where( "role", "Administrator" )
 			.first();
 
-		qb.newQuery()
-			.from( "cb_rolePermissions" )
-			.insert( { "FK_roleID" : admin.roleID, "FK_permissionID" : permID } );
-		systemOutput( "√ - Admin role updated with new permissions", true );
+		if (
+			!qb.newQuery()
+				.from( "cb_rolePermissions" )
+				.where( "FK_permissionID", permID )
+				.where( "FK_roleID", admin.roleID )
+				.count()
+		) {
+			qb.newQuery()
+				.from( "cb_rolePermissions" )
+				.insert( { "FK_roleID" : admin.roleID, "FK_permissionID" : permID } );
+			systemOutput( "√ - Admin role updated with new permissions", true );
+		}
 
 		var editor = qb
 			.newQuery()
@@ -48,10 +70,18 @@ component {
 			.where( "role", "Editor" )
 			.first();
 
-		qb.newQuery()
-			.from( "cb_rolePermissions" )
-			.insert( { "FK_roleID" : editor.roleID, "FK_permissionID" : permID } );
-		systemOutput( "√ - Editor role updated with new permissions", true );
+		if (
+			!qb.newQuery()
+				.from( "cb_rolePermissions" )
+				.where( "FK_permissionID", permID )
+				.where( "FK_roleID", editor.roleID )
+				.count()
+		) {
+			qb.newQuery()
+				.from( "cb_rolePermissions" )
+				.insert( { "FK_roleID" : editor.roleID, "FK_permissionID" : permID } );
+			systemOutput( "√ - Editor role updated with new permissions", true );
+		}
 	}
 
 	function down( schema, qb ){