diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 62c6a0d27..fb9f26067 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -368,8 +368,10 @@ clean-mailserver-systemd: ##@Easy Clean your systemd service for running a mails
 clean-mailserver-docker: ##@Easy Clean your Docker container running a mailserver
 	@cd _assets/compose/mailserver && $(MAKE) clean
 
-## TODO(samyoul) option to set and/or overwrite migration path
-migration: DEFAULT_MIGRATION_PATH := appdatabase/migrations/sql/
-migration: UNIX_TIMESTAMP := $(shell date +%s)
+migration: PATH := appdatabase/migrations/sql
 migration:
-	touch $(DEFAULT_MIGRATION_PATH)$(UNIX_TIMESTAMP)_$(DESC).up.sql
+	touch $(PATH)/$(shell date +%s)_$(D).up.sql
+
+migration-protocol: DEFAULT_PROTOCOL_PATH := protocol/migrations/sqlite
+migration-protocol:
+	touch $(DEFAULT_PROTOCOL_PATH)/$(shell date +%s)_$(D).up.sql