diff --git a/base/commands/migration/migration_start.go b/base/commands/migration/migration_start.go
index b714641e..58a6f216 100644
--- a/base/commands/migration/migration_start.go
+++ b/base/commands/migration/migration_start.go
@@ -65,10 +65,12 @@ In order to cancel the migration, use the 'cancel' command.
 		return err
 	}
 	defer func() {
-		maybePrintWarnings(ctx, ec, sts.ci, mID)
-		finalizeErr := finalizeMigration(ctx, ec, sts.ci, mID, ec.Props().GetString(flagOutputDir))
-		if err == nil {
-			err = finalizeErr
+		if sts.ci != nil {
+			maybePrintWarnings(ctx, ec, sts.ci, mID)
+			finalizeErr := finalizeMigration(ctx, ec, sts.ci, mID, ec.Props().GetString(flagOutputDir))
+			if err == nil {
+				err = finalizeErr
+			}
 		}
 	}()
 	sp := stage.NewFixedProvider(sts.Build(ctx, ec)...)
diff --git a/base/commands/migration/migration_status.go b/base/commands/migration/migration_status.go
index e1e092b9..53f77b61 100644
--- a/base/commands/migration/migration_status.go
+++ b/base/commands/migration/migration_status.go
@@ -27,19 +27,20 @@ func (s StatusCmd) Exec(ctx context.Context, ec plug.ExecContext) (err error) {
 	ec.PrintlnUnnecessary("")
 	ec.PrintlnUnnecessary(banner)
 	sts := NewStatusStages()
-	sp := stage.NewFixedProvider(sts.Build(ctx, ec)...)
-	mID, err := stage.Execute(ctx, ec, any(nil), sp)
+	mID, err := stage.Execute(ctx, ec, "", stage.NewFixedProvider(sts.Build(ctx, ec)...))
 	if err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
 	defer func() {
-		maybePrintWarnings(ctx, ec, sts.ci, mID.(string))
-		finalizeErr := finalizeMigration(ctx, ec, sts.ci, mID.(string), ec.Props().GetString(flagOutputDir))
-		if err == nil {
-			err = finalizeErr
+		if sts.ci != nil {
+			maybePrintWarnings(ctx, ec, sts.ci, mID)
+			finalizeErr := finalizeMigration(ctx, ec, sts.ci, mID, ec.Props().GetString(flagOutputDir))
+			if err == nil {
+				err = finalizeErr
+			}
 		}
 	}()
-	mStages, err := createMigrationStages(ctx, ec, sts.ci, mID.(string))
+	mStages, err := createMigrationStages(ctx, ec, sts.ci, mID)
 	if err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
diff --git a/base/commands/migration/status_stages.go b/base/commands/migration/status_stages.go
index 252608f8..cc0bc667 100644
--- a/base/commands/migration/status_stages.go
+++ b/base/commands/migration/status_stages.go
@@ -18,8 +18,8 @@ func NewStatusStages() *StatusStages {
 	return &StatusStages{}
 }
 
-func (st *StatusStages) Build(ctx context.Context, ec plug.ExecContext) []stage.Stage[any] {
-	return []stage.Stage[any]{
+func (st *StatusStages) Build(ctx context.Context, ec plug.ExecContext) []stage.Stage[string] {
+	return []stage.Stage[string]{
 		{
 			ProgressMsg: "Connecting to the migration cluster",
 			SuccessMsg:  "Connected to the migration cluster",
@@ -35,22 +35,22 @@ func (st *StatusStages) Build(ctx context.Context, ec plug.ExecContext) []stage.
 	}
 }
 
-func (st *StatusStages) connectStage(ec plug.ExecContext) func(context.Context, stage.Statuser[any]) (any, error) {
-	return func(ctx context.Context, status stage.Statuser[any]) (any, error) {
+func (st *StatusStages) connectStage(ec plug.ExecContext) func(context.Context, stage.Statuser[string]) (string, error) {
+	return func(ctx context.Context, status stage.Statuser[string]) (string, error) {
 		var err error
 		st.ci, err = ec.ClientInternal(ctx)
 		if err != nil {
-			return nil, err
+			return "", err
 		}
-		return nil, nil
+		return "", nil
 	}
 }
 
-func (st *StatusStages) findMigrationInProgress(ec plug.ExecContext) func(context.Context, stage.Statuser[any]) (any, error) {
-	return func(ctx context.Context, status stage.Statuser[any]) (any, error) {
+func (st *StatusStages) findMigrationInProgress(ec plug.ExecContext) func(context.Context, stage.Statuser[string]) (string, error) {
+	return func(ctx context.Context, status stage.Statuser[string]) (string, error) {
 		m, err := findMigrationInProgress(ctx, st.ci)
 		if err != nil {
-			return nil, err
+			return "", err
 		}
 		return m.MigrationID, err
 	}