[MIGRATIONS] fix issue with potentially uninitialized object
[MIGRATIONS] fix issue with potentially uninitialized object

zweidner/hubzero-cms,zweidner/hubzero-cms,zweidner/hubzero-cms,anthonyfuentes/hubzero-cms,zooley/hubzero-cms,zooley/hubzero-cms,anthonyfuentes/hubzero-cms,zooley/hubzero-cms,zweidner/hubzero-cms,anthonyfuentes/hubzero-cms,anthonyfuentes/hubzero-cms,zooley/hubzero-cms