diff --git a/apps/dashboard/pkg/migration/conversion/conversion.go b/apps/dashboard/pkg/migration/conversion/conversion.go
index 54edf869f84..ad65dc84c85 100644
--- a/apps/dashboard/pkg/migration/conversion/conversion.go
+++ b/apps/dashboard/pkg/migration/conversion/conversion.go
@@ -12,13 +12,6 @@ import (
 )
 
 func RegisterConversions(s *runtime.Scheme, dsIndexProvider schemaversion.DataSourceIndexProvider, leIndexProvider schemaversion.LibraryElementIndexProvider) error {
-	// Wrap the provider once with 10s caching for all conversions.
-	// This prevents repeated DB queries across multiple conversion calls while allowing
-	// the cache to refresh periodically, making it suitable for long-lived singleton usage.
-	dsIndexProvider = schemaversion.WrapIndexProviderWithCache(dsIndexProvider)
-	// Wrap library element provider with caching as well
-	leIndexProvider = schemaversion.WrapLibraryElementProviderWithCache(leIndexProvider)
-
 	// v0 conversions
 	if err := s.AddConversionFunc((*dashv0.Dashboard)(nil), (*dashv1.Dashboard)(nil),
 		withConversionMetrics(dashv0.APIVERSION, dashv1.APIVERSION, func(a, b interface{}, scope conversion.Scope) error {
diff --git a/apps/dashboard/pkg/migration/migrate.go b/apps/dashboard/pkg/migration/migrate.go
index 9c87a45b2db..87940e943a3 100644
--- a/apps/dashboard/pkg/migration/migrate.go
+++ b/apps/dashboard/pkg/migration/migrate.go
@@ -61,9 +61,13 @@ type migrator struct {
 
 func (m *migrator) init(dsIndexProvider schemaversion.DataSourceIndexProvider, leIndexProvider schemaversion.LibraryElementIndexProvider) {
 	initOnce.Do(func() {
-		m.dsIndexProvider = dsIndexProvider
-		m.leIndexProvider = leIndexProvider
-		m.migrations = schemaversion.GetMigrations(dsIndexProvider, leIndexProvider)
+		// Wrap the provider once with 10s caching for all conversions.
+		// This prevents repeated DB queries across multiple conversion calls while allowing
+		// the cache to refresh periodically, making it suitable for long-lived singleton usage.
+		m.dsIndexProvider = schemaversion.WrapIndexProviderWithCache(dsIndexProvider)
+		// Wrap library element provider with caching as well
+		m.leIndexProvider = schemaversion.WrapLibraryElementProviderWithCache(leIndexProvider)
+		m.migrations = schemaversion.GetMigrations(m.dsIndexProvider, m.leIndexProvider)
 		close(m.ready)
 	})
 }