diff --git a/app/src/main/java/eu/kanade/tachiyomi/ui/browse/migration/advanced/process/MigratingManga.kt b/app/src/main/java/eu/kanade/tachiyomi/ui/browse/migration/advanced/process/MigratingManga.kt
index 765085a90..f1cc80587 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/eu/kanade/tachiyomi/ui/browse/migration/advanced/process/MigratingManga.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/java/eu/kanade/tachiyomi/ui/browse/migration/advanced/process/MigratingManga.kt
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ class MigratingManga(
     val migrationScope = CoroutineScope(parentContext + SupervisorJob() + Dispatchers.Default)
 
     // KMK -->
-    lateinit var searchingJob: Deferred<Manga?>
+    var searchingJob: Deferred<Manga?>? = null
     // KMK <--
 
     val searchResult = MutableStateFlow<SearchResult>(SearchResult.Searching)
diff --git a/app/src/main/java/eu/kanade/tachiyomi/ui/browse/migration/advanced/process/MigrationListScreenModel.kt b/app/src/main/java/eu/kanade/tachiyomi/ui/browse/migration/advanced/process/MigrationListScreenModel.kt
index b881785e0..16271be2e 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/eu/kanade/tachiyomi/ui/browse/migration/advanced/process/MigrationListScreenModel.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/java/eu/kanade/tachiyomi/ui/browse/migration/advanced/process/MigrationListScreenModel.kt
@@ -296,7 +296,7 @@ class MigrationListScreenModel(
                         }
                     }
                     // KMK -->
-                    manga.searchingJob.await()
+                    manga.searchingJob?.await()
                     // KMK <--
                 } catch (e: CancellationException) {
                     // Ignore canceled migrations
@@ -571,7 +571,8 @@ class MigrationListScreenModel(
         screenModelScope.launchIO {
             val item = migratingItems.value.orEmpty().find { it.manga.id == mangaId }
                 ?: return@launchIO
-            item.searchingJob.cancel()
+            item.searchingJob?.cancel()
+            item.searchingJob = null
             item.searchResult.value = SearchResult.NotFound
             sourceFinished()
         }