diff --git a/down.go b/down.go
index c0b47ba87..c58c2144c 100644
--- a/down.go
+++ b/down.go
@@ -54,11 +54,15 @@ func DownTo(db *sql.DB, dir string, version int64, opts ...OptionsFunc) error {
 			return err
 		}
 
-		current, err := migrations.Current(currentVersion)
-		if err != nil {
+		if currentVersion == 0 {
 			log.Printf("goose: no migrations to run. current version: %d\n", currentVersion)
 			return nil
 		}
+		current, err := migrations.Current(currentVersion)
+		if err != nil {
+			log.Printf("goose: migration file not found for current version (%d), error: %s\n", currentVersion, err)
+			return err
+		}
 
 		if current.Version <= version {
 			log.Printf("goose: no migrations to run. current version: %d\n", currentVersion)