diff --git a/.github/workflows/check-migration-file-edited.yml b/.github/workflows/check-migration-file-edited.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..e94a573c61
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.github/workflows/check-migration-file-edited.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,25 @@
+name: Check migration file edited
+
+on:
+  pull_request:
+    types: [opened, synchronize]
+    paths:
+      - 'backend/src/db/migrations/**'
+
+jobs:
+  rename:
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    steps:
+      - name: Check out repository
+        uses: actions/checkout@v4
+        with:
+          fetch-depth: 0
+
+      - name: Check any migration files are modified, renamed or duplicated.
+        run: |
+          git diff --name-status HEAD^ HEAD backend/src/db/migrations | grep '^M\|^R\|^C' || true | cut -f2 | xargs -r -n1 basename > edited_files.txt
+          if [ -s edited_files.txt ]; then
+            echo "Exiting migration files cannot be modified."
+            cat edited_files.txt
+            exit 1
+          fi
diff --git a/.github/workflows/update-be-new-migration-latest-timestamp.yml b/.github/workflows/update-be-new-migration-latest-timestamp.yml
index 684c786541..a98a8ca860 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/update-be-new-migration-latest-timestamp.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/update-be-new-migration-latest-timestamp.yml
@@ -19,18 +19,16 @@ jobs:
 
       - name: Get list of newly added files in migration folder
         run: |
-          git diff --name-status HEAD^ HEAD backend/src/db/migrations | grep '^A' | cut -f2 | xargs -n1 basename > added_files.txt
+          git diff --name-status HEAD^ HEAD backend/src/db/migrations | grep '^A' || true | cut -f2 | xargs -r -n1 basename > added_files.txt
           if [ ! -s added_files.txt ]; then
             echo "No new files added. Skipping"
-            echo "SKIP_RENAME=true" >> $GITHUB_ENV
+            exit 0
           fi
 
       - name: Script to rename migrations
-        if: env.SKIP_RENAME != 'true'
         run: python .github/resources/rename_migration_files.py
 
       - name: Commit and push changes
-        if: env.SKIP_RENAME != 'true'
         run: |
           git config user.name github-actions
           git config user.email github-actions@github.com
diff --git a/backend/scripts/create-migration.ts b/backend/scripts/create-migration.ts
index 59040a37ac..34f4aca419 100644
--- a/backend/scripts/create-migration.ts
+++ b/backend/scripts/create-migration.ts
@@ -2,13 +2,14 @@
 import { execSync } from "child_process";
 import path from "path";
 import promptSync from "prompt-sync";
+import slugify from "@sindresorhus/slugify"
 
 const prompt = promptSync({ sigint: true });
 
 const migrationName = prompt("Enter name for migration: ");
 
 // Remove spaces from migration name and replace with hyphens
-const formattedMigrationName = migrationName.replace(/\s+/g, "-");
+const formattedMigrationName = slugify(migrationName);
 
 execSync(
   `npx knex migrate:make --knexfile ${path.join(__dirname, "../src/db/knexfile.ts")} -x ts ${formattedMigrationName}`,