diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci.yml b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
index c8ef3d4539..697669834f 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
@@ -30,6 +30,16 @@ jobs:
         run: |
           ./scripts/check-parity-bw-extrinsics-benchmarks-weights.sh
 
+      - name: Check for direct usage of log::warn vs. warn_or_panic in migrations
+        run: |
+          OUTPUT=$(find -wholename "*/migrations/*.rs"  | xargs grep log::warn)
+          if [ -n "$OUTPUT" ]; then
+                echo "FAIL"
+                echo "$OUTPUT"
+                exit 1
+          fi
+          echo "PASS"
+
   fmt:
     name: Rustfmt
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest