diff --git a/apps/charterafrica/payload.config.ts b/apps/charterafrica/payload.config.ts
index a23b8117a..754a6f198 100644
--- a/apps/charterafrica/payload.config.ts
+++ b/apps/charterafrica/payload.config.ts
@@ -79,7 +79,7 @@ export default buildConfig({
   editor: slateEditor({}),
   db: mongooseAdapter({
     url: process.env.MONGO_URL,
-    migrationDir: "./migrations/v2",
+    migrationDir: "./src/migrations",
   }),
   collections: [
     Authors,
@@ -111,12 +111,12 @@ export default buildConfig({
   ] as GlobalConfig[],
   ...(locales?.length
     ? {
-        localization: {
-          locales,
-          defaultLocale,
-          fallback: true,
-        },
-      }
+      localization: {
+        locales,
+        defaultLocale,
+        fallback: true,
+      },
+    }
     : undefined),
 
   admin: {
diff --git a/apps/charterafrica/server.ts b/apps/charterafrica/server.ts
index 2a1f2e85e..791f2c7b5 100644
--- a/apps/charterafrica/server.ts
+++ b/apps/charterafrica/server.ts
@@ -7,9 +7,6 @@ import next from "next";
 import nodemailerSendgrid from "nodemailer-sendgrid";
 import payload from "payload";
 import { Payload } from "payload/dist/payload";
-import dotenv from "dotenv";
-
-dotenv.config({ path: path.resolve(__dirname, "./.env.local") });
 
 const projectDir = process.cwd();
 loadEnvConfig(projectDir);
@@ -40,15 +37,15 @@ const start = async (): Promise<void> => {
     localPayload = await payload.init({
       ...(sendGridAPIKey
         ? {
-            email: {
-              transportOptions: nodemailerSendgrid({
-                apiKey: sendGridAPIKey,
-              }),
-              fromName: process.env.SENDGRID_FROM_NAME || "Admin",
-              fromAddress:
-                process.env.SENDGRID_FROM_EMAIL || "admin@example.com",
-            },
-          }
+          email: {
+            transportOptions: nodemailerSendgrid({
+              apiKey: sendGridAPIKey,
+            }),
+            fromName: process.env.SENDGRID_FROM_NAME || "Admin",
+            fromAddress:
+              process.env.SENDGRID_FROM_EMAIL || "admin@example.com",
+          },
+        }
         : undefined),
       secret: process.env.PAYLOAD_SECRET_KEY,
       express: server,
diff --git a/apps/charterafrica/src/migrations/20240110_095710_versions_v1_v2.ts b/apps/charterafrica/src/migrations/20240110_095710_versions_v1_v2.ts
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..b25834db3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/apps/charterafrica/src/migrations/20240110_095710_versions_v1_v2.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,107 @@
+import {
+  MigrateUpArgs,
+  MigrateDownArgs,
+} from "@payloadcms/db-mongodb";
+
+export async function up({ payload }: MigrateUpArgs): Promise<void> {
+  async function migrateCollectionDocs(slug: string, docsAtATime = 100) {
+    const VersionsModel = payload.db.versions[slug]
+    const remainingDocs = await VersionsModel.aggregate(
+      [
+        // Sort so that newest are first
+        {
+          $sort: {
+            updatedAt: -1,
+          },
+        },
+        // Group by parent ID
+        // take the $first of each
+        {
+          $group: {
+            _id: '$parent',
+            _versionID: { $first: '$_id' },
+            createdAt: { $first: '$createdAt' },
+            latest: { $first: '$latest' },
+            updatedAt: { $first: '$updatedAt' },
+            version: { $first: '$version' },
+          },
+        },
+        {
+          $match: {
+            latest: { $eq: null },
+          },
+        },
+        {
+          $limit: docsAtATime,
+        },
+      ],
+      {
+        allowDiskUse: true,
+      },
+    ).exec()
+
+    if (!remainingDocs || remainingDocs.length === 0) {
+      const newVersions = await VersionsModel.find({
+        latest: {
+          $eq: true,
+        },
+      })
+
+      if (newVersions?.length) {
+        payload.logger.info(
+          `Migrated ${newVersions.length} documents in the "${slug}" versions collection.`,
+        )
+      }
+
+      return
+    }
+
+    const remainingDocIds = remainingDocs.map((doc) => doc._versionID)
+
+    await VersionsModel.updateMany(
+      {
+        _id: {
+          $in: remainingDocIds,
+        },
+      },
+      {
+        latest: true,
+      },
+    )
+
+    await migrateCollectionDocs(slug)
+  }
+
+  // For each collection
+  await Promise.all(
+    payload.config.collections.map(async ({ slug, versions }) => {
+      if (versions?.drafts) {
+        return migrateCollectionDocs(slug)
+      }
+    }),
+  )
+
+  // For each global
+  await Promise.all(
+    payload.config.globals.map(async ({ slug, versions }) => {
+      if (versions) {
+        const VersionsModel = payload.db.versions[slug]
+
+        await VersionsModel.findOneAndUpdate(
+          {},
+          { latest: true },
+          {
+            sort: { updatedAt: -1 },
+          },
+        ).exec()
+
+        payload.logger.info(`Migrated the "${slug}" global.`)
+      }
+    }),
+  )
+
+};
+
+export async function down({ payload }: MigrateDownArgs): Promise<void> {
+  // Migration code
+};