diff --git a/mir-module/src/main/java/org/mycore/mir/migration/MIRMigrateStaticHistoryContent.java b/mir-module/src/main/java/org/mycore/mir/migration/MIRMigrateStaticHistoryContent.java
index 21e382df6c..e32f369f7b 100644
--- a/mir-module/src/main/java/org/mycore/mir/migration/MIRMigrateStaticHistoryContent.java
+++ b/mir-module/src/main/java/org/mycore/mir/migration/MIRMigrateStaticHistoryContent.java
@@ -1,12 +1,15 @@
 package org.mycore.mir.migration;
 
-import jakarta.persistence.EntityManager;
-import jakarta.persistence.criteria.CriteriaBuilder;
-import jakarta.persistence.criteria.CriteriaQuery;
-import jakarta.persistence.criteria.Predicate;
-import jakarta.persistence.criteria.Root;
-import jakarta.servlet.ServletContext;
+import java.io.File;
+import java.nio.file.Files;
+import java.nio.file.Path;
+import java.util.ArrayList;
+import java.util.List;
+
+import org.apache.logging.log4j.LogManager;
+import org.apache.logging.log4j.Logger;
 import org.mycore.backend.jpa.MCREntityManagerProvider;
+import org.mycore.common.config.MCRConfiguration2;
 import org.mycore.common.events.MCRStartupHandler.AutoExecutable;
 import org.mycore.services.queuedjob.MCRJob;
 import org.mycore.services.queuedjob.MCRJobQueue;
@@ -15,8 +18,12 @@
 import org.mycore.services.queuedjob.MCRJob_;
 import org.mycore.util.concurrent.MCRTransactionableRunnable;
 
-import java.util.ArrayList;
-import java.util.List;
+import jakarta.persistence.EntityManager;
+import jakarta.persistence.criteria.CriteriaBuilder;
+import jakarta.persistence.criteria.CriteriaQuery;
+import jakarta.persistence.criteria.Predicate;
+import jakarta.persistence.criteria.Root;
+import jakarta.servlet.ServletContext;
 
 /**
  * Class creates {@link MCRJob} in {@link MCRJobQueue} that migrates all static history content.
@@ -25,6 +32,12 @@
  * */
 public class MIRMigrateStaticHistoryContent implements AutoExecutable {
 
+    private static final Logger LOGGER = LogManager.getLogger();
+
+    static final Path STATIC_HISTORY_PATH =  Path.of(
+        MCRConfiguration2.getStringOrThrow("MCR.Object.Static.Content.Default.Path") 
+            + File.separator + "mir-history");
+
     @Override
     public String getName() {
         return MIRMigrateStaticHistoryContent.class.getName();
@@ -38,7 +51,11 @@ public int getPriority() {
     @Override
     public void startUp(ServletContext servletContext) {
         MCRTransactionableRunnable runnable = new MCRTransactionableRunnable(() -> {
-            if (!alreadyDone()) {
+            if (Files.notExists(STATIC_HISTORY_PATH)) {
+                LOGGER.info("No static content exists, nothing to do.");
+            } else if (alreadyDone()) {
+                LOGGER.info("Static content migration already scheduled, nothing to do.");
+            } else if (!alreadyDone()) {
                 MCRJobQueueManager
                     .getInstance()
                     .getJobQueue(MIRMigrateStaticHistoryContentJobAction.class)
@@ -61,6 +78,6 @@ private boolean alreadyDone() {
         criteria.where(predicates.toArray(new Predicate[] {}));
         List<MCRJob> resultList = manager.createQuery(criteria).getResultList();
 
-        return resultList.size() > 0;
+        return !resultList.isEmpty();
     }
 }
diff --git a/mir-module/src/main/java/org/mycore/mir/migration/MIRMigrateStaticHistoryContentJobAction.java b/mir-module/src/main/java/org/mycore/mir/migration/MIRMigrateStaticHistoryContentJobAction.java
index a30c786de2..0313f7db5c 100644
--- a/mir-module/src/main/java/org/mycore/mir/migration/MIRMigrateStaticHistoryContentJobAction.java
+++ b/mir-module/src/main/java/org/mycore/mir/migration/MIRMigrateStaticHistoryContentJobAction.java
@@ -1,51 +1,44 @@
 package org.mycore.mir.migration;
 
+import java.io.IOException;
+import java.io.InputStream;
+import java.nio.file.FileVisitResult;
+import java.nio.file.Files;
+import java.nio.file.Path;
+import java.nio.file.SimpleFileVisitor;
+import java.nio.file.attribute.BasicFileAttributes;
+import java.util.concurrent.ExecutionException;
+
 import org.apache.logging.log4j.LogManager;
 import org.apache.logging.log4j.Logger;
 import org.jdom2.Document;
 import org.jdom2.input.SAXBuilder;
-import org.mycore.common.config.MCRConfiguration2;
 import org.mycore.datamodel.metadata.MCRMetadataManager;
 import org.mycore.datamodel.metadata.MCRObjectID;
 import org.mycore.services.queuedjob.MCRJob;
 import org.mycore.services.queuedjob.MCRJobAction;
 import org.mycore.services.queuedjob.staticcontent.MCRJobStaticContentGenerator;
 
-import java.io.File;
-import java.io.IOException;
-import java.io.InputStream;
-import java.nio.file.FileVisitResult;
-import java.nio.file.Files;
-import java.nio.file.Path;
-import java.nio.file.SimpleFileVisitor;
-import java.nio.file.attribute.BasicFileAttributes;
-import java.util.concurrent.ExecutionException;
-
 /**
  * Class converts all static history content on start up automatically.
  *
  * @author shermann (Silvio Hermann)
  * */
 public class MIRMigrateStaticHistoryContentJobAction extends MCRJobAction {
-    private Path staticHistoryPath;
-    private Logger logger;
+
+    private static final Logger LOGGER = LogManager.getLogger();
 
     public MIRMigrateStaticHistoryContentJobAction(MCRJob job) {
         super(job);
-        logger = LogManager.getLogger(MIRMigrateStaticHistoryContentJobAction.class);
-
-        staticHistoryPath = Path.of(
-            MCRConfiguration2.getStringOrThrow("MCR.Object.Static.Content.Default.Path") + File.separator
-                + "mir-history");
     }
 
     @Override
     public void execute() throws ExecutionException {
         try {
             SAXBuilder builder = new SAXBuilder();
-            Files.walkFileTree(staticHistoryPath, new SimpleFileVisitor<Path>() {
+            Files.walkFileTree(MIRMigrateStaticHistoryContent.STATIC_HISTORY_PATH, new SimpleFileVisitor<>() {
                 @Override
-                public FileVisitResult visitFile(Path file, BasicFileAttributes attrs) throws IOException {
+                public FileVisitResult visitFile(Path file, BasicFileAttributes attrs)  {
                     String filename = file.getFileName().toString();
                     String id = filename.substring(0, filename.lastIndexOf('.'));
 
@@ -56,19 +49,19 @@ public FileVisitResult visitFile(Path file, BasicFileAttributes attrs) throws IO
                     try (InputStream is = Files.newInputStream(file)) {
                         Document history = builder.build(is);
                         if ("table".equals(history.getRootElement().getName())) {
-                            logger.info("Migrating static history for object {}", id);
+                            LOGGER.info("Migrating static history for object {}", id);
                             MCRJobStaticContentGenerator generator = new MCRJobStaticContentGenerator(
                                 "mir-history");
                             generator.generate(MCRMetadataManager.retrieveMCRObject(MCRObjectID.getInstance(id)));
                         }
                     } catch (Exception e) {
-                        logger.error("Could not migrate static mcr-history for file {}", file.getFileName(), e);
+                        LOGGER.error("Could not migrate static mcr-history for file {}", file.getFileName(), e);
                     }
                     return FileVisitResult.CONTINUE;
                 }
             });
         } catch (IOException e) {
-            logger.error("Error occurred during migration of static history content", e);
+            LOGGER.error("Error occurred during migration of static history content", e);
         }
     }