diff --git a/certora/specs/StakeManagerStartMigration.spec b/certora/specs/StakeManagerStartMigration.spec
index f4496a9..2e1a3b9 100644
--- a/certora/specs/StakeManagerStartMigration.spec
+++ b/certora/specs/StakeManagerStartMigration.spec
@@ -32,7 +32,8 @@ definition blockedWhenMigrating(method f) returns bool = (
       f.selector == sig:unstake(uint256).selector ||
       f.selector == sig:lock(uint256).selector ||
       f.selector == sig:executeEpoch().selector ||
-      f.selector == sig:startMigration(address).selector
+      f.selector == sig:startMigration(address).selector ||
+      f.selector == sig:migrationInitialize(uint256,uint256,uint256,uint256).selector
       );
 
 definition blockedWhenNotMigrating(method f) returns bool = (
@@ -116,8 +117,9 @@ rule migrationLockedIn(method f) filtered {
   assert currentContract.migration != 0;
 }
 
-rule epochStaysSameOnMigration {
-  method f;
+rule epochStaysSameOnMigration(method f) filtered {
+  f -> !blockedWhenMigrating(f) && f.contract == currentContract
+} {
   env e;
   calldataarg args;
 
diff --git a/contracts/StakeManager.sol b/contracts/StakeManager.sol
index 77c3d09..42d4abc 100644
--- a/contracts/StakeManager.sol
+++ b/contracts/StakeManager.sol
@@ -251,6 +251,9 @@ contract StakeManager is Ownable {
         external
         onlyOldManager
     {
+        if (address(migration) != address(0)) {
+            revert StakeManager__PendingMigration();
+        }
         currentEpoch = _currentEpoch;
         totalSupplyMP = _totalSupplyMP;
         totalSupplyBalance = _totalSupplyBalance;
diff --git a/test/StakeManager.t.sol b/test/StakeManager.t.sol
index 18ebe91..e487f61 100644
--- a/test/StakeManager.t.sol
+++ b/test/StakeManager.t.sol
@@ -273,6 +273,33 @@ contract MigrateTest is StakeManagerTest {
     }
 }
 
+contract MigrationInitializeTest is StakeManagerTest {
+    function setUp() public override {
+        StakeManagerTest.setUp();
+    }
+
+    function test_RevertWhen_MigrationPending() public {
+        // first, create 2nd and 3rd generation stake manager
+        vm.startPrank(deployer);
+        StakeManager secondStakeManager = new StakeManager(stakeToken, address(stakeManager));
+        StakeManager thirdStakeManager = new StakeManager(stakeToken, address(secondStakeManager));
+
+        // first, ensure `secondStakeManager` is in migration mode itself
+        secondStakeManager.startMigration(thirdStakeManager);
+        vm.stopPrank();
+
+        uint256 currentEpoch = stakeManager.currentEpoch();
+        uint256 totalMP = stakeManager.totalSupplyMP();
+        uint256 totalBalance = stakeManager.totalSupplyBalance();
+
+        // `stakeManager` calling `migrationInitialize` while the new stake manager is
+        // in migration itself, should revert
+        vm.prank(address(stakeManager));
+        vm.expectRevert(StakeManager.StakeManager__PendingMigration.selector);
+        secondStakeManager.migrationInitialize(currentEpoch, totalMP, totalBalance, 0);
+    }
+}
+
 contract ExecuteAccountTest is StakeManagerTest {
     StakeVault[] private userVaults;