diff --git a/migrations.py b/migrations.py
index ba4642466dd9837f5b0443d2750bd207a9b589d2..cde7096772a07d18ad302c9a545cb5bf2acd2ed0 100644
--- a/migrations.py
+++ b/migrations.py
@@ -306,6 +306,8 @@ def migrate(migration):
         print "Deleting 'sort_order' design document..."
         if not conn.delete(db_url + "/_design/sort_order"):
             print "'sort_order' design document not found"
+        # bump database version
+        current_version = 11
         print bump(current_version)
 
     if current_version == 11: