diff --git a/app/lib/migrate.rb b/app/lib/migrate.rb
index b2dbcc8d..fb18fe08 100644
--- a/app/lib/migrate.rb
+++ b/app/lib/migrate.rb
@@ -77,16 +77,36 @@ def migrate(y)
     # 3: Global scope objects (agents and subjects)
     @globals_map = migrate_creators_and_subjects
 
-    # 4: Iterate through repositories
+    # 4: since it's possible that no repository with ID = 1
+    # exists in the Archon database, we need to set the default repository to
+    # the one with the lowest number, otherwise no Accessions records will migrate
+    set_default_repository
+
+    # 5: Iterate through repositories
     @repo_map.each do |archon_repo_id, aspace_repo_uri|
       migrate_repository(archon_repo_id, aspace_repo_uri)
     end
 
-    # 5: Package Digital File content for Download
+    # 6: Package Digital File content for Download
     package_digital_files
     emit_status("Migration complete. Download the log to review warnings")
   end
 
+  # method to set the default repository id
+  def set_default_repository()
+    smallest_repo_id = 100
+
+    @repo_map.keys.each do |archon_repo_id|
+      if(archon_repo_id.to_i < smallest_repo_id)
+        smallest_repo_id = archon_repo_id.to_i
+      end
+    end
+
+    if(@args[:default_repository] != smallest_repo_id.to_s)
+      @args[:default_repository] = smallest_repo_id.to_s
+      emit_status("Default Repository ID Reset to #{smallest_repo_id}")
+    end
+  end
 
   def migrate_repository(archon_repo_id, aspace_repo_uri)
     emit_status("Migrating Repository #{archon_repo_id}")
diff --git a/app/views/index.erb b/app/views/index.erb
index 433c92ac..15ae2156 100644
--- a/app/views/index.erb
+++ b/app/views/index.erb
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-<h1>Archon Migration Service 1.0.3 (03-13-2015)</h1>
+<h1>Archon Migration Service 1.0.4 (06-11-2015)</h1>
 <div class="pure-g">
 <div id="form-wrapper" class="pure-u-1-2">
 <%= ERB.new(File.read(File.dirname(__FILE__)+'/jobs/new.erb')).result(binding) %>