diff --git a/dspace-api/src/main/java/org/dspace/storage/rdbms/DatabaseUtils.java b/dspace-api/src/main/java/org/dspace/storage/rdbms/DatabaseUtils.java
index 5b3dbef448..28dbe88cf8 100644
--- a/dspace-api/src/main/java/org/dspace/storage/rdbms/DatabaseUtils.java
+++ b/dspace-api/src/main/java/org/dspace/storage/rdbms/DatabaseUtils.java
@@ -1308,7 +1308,7 @@ public class DatabaseUtils
                     try
                     {
                         context = new Context();
-
+                        context.turnOffAuthorisationSystem();
                         log.info("Post database migration, reindexing all content in Discovery search and browse engine");
 
                         // Reindex Discovery completely