diff --git a/pkg/storage/unified/sql/db/migrations/migrator.go b/pkg/storage/unified/sql/db/migrations/migrator.go
index dcc8af131f3..04f50e3ee96 100644
--- a/pkg/storage/unified/sql/db/migrations/migrator.go
+++ b/pkg/storage/unified/sql/db/migrations/migrator.go
@@ -9,14 +9,16 @@ import (
 	"github.com/grafana/grafana/pkg/setting"
 )
 
-func MigrateResourceStore(_ context.Context, engine *xorm.Engine, cfg *setting.Cfg) error {
-	// TODO: use the context.Context
-
+func MigrateResourceStore(ctx context.Context, engine *xorm.Engine, cfg *setting.Cfg) error {
 	mg := migrator.NewScopedMigrator(engine, cfg, "resource")
 	mg.AddCreateMigration()
 
 	initResourceTables(mg)
 
-	// since it's a new feature enable migration locking by default
-	return mg.Start(true, 0)
+	sec := cfg.Raw.Section("database")
+	return mg.RunMigrations(
+		ctx,
+		sec.Key("migration_locking").MustBool(true),
+		sec.Key("locking_attempt_timeout_sec").MustInt(),
+	)
 }