diff --git a/source/utils/storage/StorageItemRoot.cpp b/source/utils/storage/StorageItemRoot.cpp
index d6a4a66..95ed41e 100644
--- a/source/utils/storage/StorageItemRoot.cpp
+++ b/source/utils/storage/StorageItemRoot.cpp
@@ -10,4 +10,10 @@ StorageItemRoot::StorageItemRoot(const std::string_view plugin_name) : StorageSu
 void StorageItemRoot::wipe() {
     mSubCategories.clear();
     mItems.clear();
+}
+
+void StorageItemRoot::migrate(StorageItemRoot &&other) {
+    mPluginName    = std::move(other.mPluginName);
+    mSubCategories = std::move(other.mSubCategories);
+    mItems         = std::move(other.mItems);
 }
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diff --git a/source/utils/storage/StorageItemRoot.h b/source/utils/storage/StorageItemRoot.h
index f8ec6bc..af6d57a 100644
--- a/source/utils/storage/StorageItemRoot.h
+++ b/source/utils/storage/StorageItemRoot.h
@@ -12,6 +12,8 @@ public:
 
     void wipe();
 
+    void migrate(StorageItemRoot &&other);
+
 private:
     std::string mPluginName;
 };
diff --git a/source/utils/storage/StorageUtils.cpp b/source/utils/storage/StorageUtils.cpp
index 3450923..e3d4f76 100644
--- a/source/utils/storage/StorageUtils.cpp
+++ b/source/utils/storage/StorageUtils.cpp
@@ -196,16 +196,16 @@ namespace StorageUtils {
                 return err;
             }
 
-            std::unique_ptr<StorageItemRoot> storage;
+            std::unique_ptr<StorageItemRoot> newStorage;
             if (j.empty() || !j.is_object() || !j.contains("storageitems") || j["storageitems"].empty() || !j["storageitems"].is_object()) {
-                storage = make_unique_nothrow<StorageItemRoot>(plugin_id);
+                newStorage = make_unique_nothrow<StorageItemRoot>(plugin_id);
             } else {
-                storage = StorageUtils::Helper::deserializeFromJson(j["storageitems"], plugin_id);
-                if (!storage) {
-                    storage = make_unique_nothrow<StorageItemRoot>(plugin_id);
+                newStorage = deserializeFromJson(j["storageitems"], plugin_id);
+                if (!newStorage) {
+                    newStorage = make_unique_nothrow<StorageItemRoot>(plugin_id);
                 }
             }
-            rootItem = std::move(*storage);
+            rootItem.migrate(std::move(*newStorage));
             return WUPS_STORAGE_ERROR_SUCCESS;
         }