diff --git a/www/common/mergeDrive.js b/www/common/mergeDrive.js
index ce3e0b157..0cbe312bf 100644
--- a/www/common/mergeDrive.js
+++ b/www/common/mergeDrive.js
@@ -111,12 +111,14 @@ define([
                     var newFo = newData.fo;
                     var oldRecentPads = parsed.drive[newFo.FILES_DATA];
                     var newRecentPads = proxy.drive[newFo.FILES_DATA];
-                    var newFiles = newFo.getFiles([newFo.FILES_DATA]);
                     var oldFiles = oldFo.getFiles([newFo.FILES_DATA]);
+                    var newHrefs = Object.keys(newRecentPads).map(function (id) {
+                        return newRecentPads[id].href;
+                    });
                     oldFiles.forEach(function (id) {
                         var href = oldRecentPads[id].href;
                         // Do not migrate a pad if we already have it, it would create a duplicate in the drive
-                        if (newFiles.indexOf(id) !== -1) { return; }
+                        if (newHrefs.indexOf(href) !== -1) { return; }
                         // If we have a stronger version, do not add the current href
                         if (Cryptpad.findStronger(href, newRecentPads)) { return; }
                         // If we have a weaker version, replace the href by the new one
diff --git a/www/common/userObject.js b/www/common/userObject.js
index 3f4ab7dd6..ddacbb806 100644
--- a/www/common/userObject.js
+++ b/www/common/userObject.js
@@ -456,7 +456,7 @@ define([
         };
         exp.getRecentPads = function () {
             var allFiles = files[FILES_DATA];
-            var sorted = Object.keys(allFiles)
+            var sorted = Object.keys(allFiles).filter(function (a) { return allFiles[a]; })
                 .sort(function (a,b) {
                     return allFiles[a].atime < allFiles[b].atime;
                 })
@@ -1037,20 +1037,6 @@ define([
                     }
                 });
             };
-            var migrateAttributes = function (el, id, parsed) {
-                // Migrate old pad attributes
-                ['userid', 'previewMode'].forEach(function (attr) {
-                    var key = parsed.hash + '.' + attr;
-                    var key2 = parsed.hash.slice(0,-1) + '.' + attr;// old pads not ending with /
-                    if (typeof(files[key]) !== "undefined" || typeof(files[key2]) !== "undefined") {
-                        debug("Migrating pad attribute", attr, "for pad", id);
-                        el[attr] = files[key] || files[key2];
-                        delete files[key];
-                        delete files[key2];
-                    }
-                });
-                // Migration done
-            };
             var fixFilesData = function () {
                 if (typeof files[FILES_DATA] !== "object") { debug("OLD_FILES_DATA was not an object"); files[FILES_DATA] = {}; }
                 var fd = files[FILES_DATA];
@@ -1077,8 +1063,6 @@ define([
                         continue;
                     }
 
-                    migrateAttributes(el, id, parsed);
-
                     if ((Cryptpad.isLoggedIn() || config.testMode) && rootFiles.indexOf(id) === -1) {
                         debug("An element in filesData was not in ROOT, TEMPLATE or TRASH.", id, el);
                         var newName = Cryptpad.createChannelId();
diff --git a/www/register/main.js b/www/register/main.js
index 7de37e8bf..1b7103cac 100644
--- a/www/register/main.js
+++ b/www/register/main.js
@@ -85,6 +85,8 @@ define([
             Cryptpad.whenRealtimeSyncs(result.realtime, function () {
                 Cryptpad.login(result.userHash, result.userName, function () {
                     registering = false;
+                    /*
+                    FIXME: migration and readme not working if not redirected to drive
                     if (sessionStorage.redirectTo) {
                         var h = sessionStorage.redirectTo;
                         var parser = document.createElement('a');
@@ -95,6 +97,7 @@ define([
                             return;
                         }
                     }
+                    */
                     window.location.href = '/drive/';
                 });
             });