diff --git a/channeldb/db.go b/channeldb/db.go
index 0035e983..c90d4885 100644
--- a/channeldb/db.go
+++ b/channeldb/db.go
@@ -67,6 +67,12 @@ var (
 			number:    4,
 			migration: migrateEdgePolicies,
 		},
+		{
+			// The version with added payment statuses
+			// for each existing payment
+			number:    5,
+			migration: paymentStatusesMigration,
+		},
 	}
 
 	// Big endian is the preferred byte order, due to cursor scans over
diff --git a/channeldb/db_test.go b/channeldb/db_test.go
index f3e3c96e..7edae3c5 100644
--- a/channeldb/db_test.go
+++ b/channeldb/db_test.go
@@ -5,6 +5,8 @@ import (
 	"os"
 	"path/filepath"
 	"testing"
+
+	"github.com/go-errors/errors"
 )
 
 func TestOpenWithCreate(t *testing.T) {
@@ -33,3 +35,56 @@ func TestOpenWithCreate(t *testing.T) {
 		t.Fatalf("channeldb failed to create data directory")
 	}
 }
+
+// applyMigration is a helper test function that encapsulates the general steps
+// which are needed to properly check the result of applying migration function.
+func applyMigration(t *testing.T, beforeMigration, afterMigration func(d *DB),
+	migrationFunc migration, shouldFail bool) {
+
+	cdb, cleanUp, err := makeTestDB()
+	defer cleanUp()
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatal(err)
+	}
+
+	// beforeMigration usually used for populating the database
+	// with test data.
+	beforeMigration(cdb)
+
+	// Create test meta info with zero database version and put it on disk.
+	// Than creating the version list pretending that new version was added.
+	meta := &Meta{DbVersionNumber: 0}
+	if err := cdb.PutMeta(meta); err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("unable to store meta data: %v", err)
+	}
+
+	versions := []version{
+		{
+			number:    0,
+			migration: nil,
+		},
+		{
+			number:    1,
+			migration: migrationFunc,
+		},
+	}
+
+	defer func() {
+		if r := recover(); r != nil {
+			err = errors.New(r)
+		}
+
+		if err == nil && shouldFail {
+			t.Fatal("error wasn't received on migration stage")
+		} else if err != nil && !shouldFail {
+			t.Fatal("error was received on migration stage")
+		}
+
+		// afterMigration usually used for checking the database state and
+		// throwing the error if something went wrong.
+		afterMigration(cdb)
+	}()
+
+	// Sync with the latest version - applying migration function.
+	err = cdb.syncVersions(versions)
+}
diff --git a/channeldb/meta_test.go b/channeldb/meta_test.go
index dbed0a2b..28ced7d8 100644
--- a/channeldb/meta_test.go
+++ b/channeldb/meta_test.go
@@ -118,59 +118,6 @@ func TestGlobalVersionList(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 }
 
-// applyMigration is a helper test function that encapsulates the general steps
-// which are needed to properly check the result of applying migration function.
-func applyMigration(t *testing.T, beforeMigration, afterMigration func(d *DB),
-	migrationFunc migration, shouldFail bool) {
-
-	cdb, cleanUp, err := makeTestDB()
-	defer cleanUp()
-	if err != nil {
-		t.Fatal(err)
-	}
-
-	// beforeMigration usually used for populating the database
-	// with test data.
-	beforeMigration(cdb)
-
-	// Create test meta info with zero database version and put it on disk.
-	// Than creating the version list pretending that new version was added.
-	meta := &Meta{DbVersionNumber: 0}
-	if err := cdb.PutMeta(meta); err != nil {
-		t.Fatalf("unable to store meta data: %v", err)
-	}
-
-	versions := []version{
-		{
-			number:    0,
-			migration: nil,
-		},
-		{
-			number:    1,
-			migration: migrationFunc,
-		},
-	}
-
-	defer func() {
-		if r := recover(); r != nil {
-			err = errors.New(r)
-		}
-
-		if err == nil && shouldFail {
-			t.Fatal("error wasn't received on migration stage")
-		} else if err != nil && !shouldFail {
-			t.Fatal("error was received on migration stage")
-		}
-
-		// afterMigration usually used for checking the database state and
-		// throwing the error if something went wrong.
-		afterMigration(cdb)
-	}()
-
-	// Sync with the latest version - applying migration function.
-	err = cdb.syncVersions(versions)
-}
-
 func TestMigrationWithPanic(t *testing.T) {
 	t.Parallel()