diff --git a/Cargo.lock b/Cargo.lock
index 10e16d9ffcb..d32e9667b18 100644
--- a/Cargo.lock
+++ b/Cargo.lock
@@ -11049,7 +11049,7 @@ checksum = "e421abadd41a4225275504ea4d6566923418b7f05506fbc9c0fe86ba7396114b"
 
 [[package]]
 name = "try-runtime-cli"
-version = "0.5.3"
+version = "0.5.4"
 dependencies = [
  "clap",
  "env_logger",
@@ -11102,7 +11102,7 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "try-runtime-core"
-version = "0.5.3"
+version = "0.5.4"
 dependencies = [
  "assert_cmd",
  "async-trait",
diff --git a/Cargo.toml b/Cargo.toml
index 552a33ddc7a..5f8f10a6343 100644
--- a/Cargo.toml
+++ b/Cargo.toml
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ resolver = "2"
 members = ["cli", "core"]
 
 [workspace.package]
-version = "0.5.3"
+version = "0.5.4"
 authors = ["Parity Technologies <admin@parity.io>"]
 description = "Substrate's programmatic testing framework."
 edition = "2021"
diff --git a/core/src/commands/on_runtime_upgrade.rs b/core/src/commands/on_runtime_upgrade.rs
index 7db7064f6d1..4e1298f55af 100644
--- a/core/src/commands/on_runtime_upgrade.rs
+++ b/core/src/commands/on_runtime_upgrade.rs
@@ -282,6 +282,11 @@ fn analyse_pov<H>(proof: StorageProof, pre_root: H::Out, no_weight_warnings: boo
 where
     H: Hasher,
 {
+    if proof.is_empty() {
+        log::info!(target: LOG_TARGET, "Empty PoV detected");
+        return WeightSafety::ProbablySafe;
+    }
+
     let encoded_proof_size = proof.encoded_size();
     let compact_proof = proof
         .clone()
@@ -304,7 +309,7 @@ where
             );
             e
         })
-        .unwrap_or_default();
+        .expect("generating compressed proof should never fail if proof is valid");
 
     let proof_nodes = proof.into_nodes();
     log::debug!(
diff --git a/core/tests/on_runtime_upgrade.rs b/core/tests/on_runtime_upgrade.rs
index 2a3d1aa6174..d0985b08433 100644
--- a/core/tests/on_runtime_upgrade.rs
+++ b/core/tests/on_runtime_upgrade.rs
@@ -249,4 +249,25 @@ mod on_runtime_upgrade {
         })
         .await;
     }
+
+    #[tokio::test]
+    async fn no_migrations_works() {
+        common::run_with_timeout(Duration::from_secs(300), async move {
+            let project_root = env!("CARGO_MANIFEST_DIR");
+            let snap_path = format!("{}/tests/snaps/kusama-asset-hub.snap", project_root);
+            let runtime_path = format!(
+                "{}/tests/runtimes/asset_hub_kusama_runtime_no_migrations.compact.compressed.wasm",
+                project_root
+            );
+            let child = on_runtime_upgrade(
+                snap_path.as_str(),
+                runtime_path.as_str(),
+                &[],
+                &["--disable-spec-version-check"],
+            );
+            let out = child.wait_with_output().await.unwrap();
+            assert!(out.status.success());
+        })
+        .await;
+    }
 }
diff --git a/core/tests/runtimes/asset_hub_kusama_runtime_no_migrations.compact.compressed.wasm b/core/tests/runtimes/asset_hub_kusama_runtime_no_migrations.compact.compressed.wasm
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..4d392563b71
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diff --git a/core/tests/snaps/kusama-asset-hub.snap b/core/tests/snaps/kusama-asset-hub.snap
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..a96495fee87
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