diff --git a/crates/bin/pd/src/migrate.rs b/crates/bin/pd/src/migrate.rs
index 99d2f61ca0..5cd991779a 100644
--- a/crates/bin/pd/src/migrate.rs
+++ b/crates/bin/pd/src/migrate.rs
@@ -62,22 +62,12 @@ impl Migration {
         );
         let rocksdb_dir = pd_home.join("rocksdb");
         let storage = Storage::load(rocksdb_dir, SUBSTORE_PREFIXES.to_vec()).await?;
-        let export_state = storage.latest_snapshot();
-        let root_hash = export_state.root_hash().await.expect("can get root hash");
-        let height = export_state
-            .get_block_height()
-            .await
-            .expect("can get block height");
-
-        tracing::debug!(pre_migration_root_hash = ?root_hash, current_height = ?height, ?force,
-            "determining if the chain is halted and the migration is allowed to run");
-
         ensure!(
-            export_state.is_chain_halted().await || force,
+            storage.latest_snapshot().is_chain_halted().await || force,
             "to run a migration, the chain halt bit must be set to `true` or use the `--force` cli flag"
         );
+        tracing::info!("started migration");
 
-        tracing::info!(pre_migration_root_hash = ?root_hash, pre_upgrade_height = ?height, ?self, "started migration");
         match self {
             Migration::ReadyToStart => {
                 reset_halt_bit::migrate(storage, pd_home, genesis_start).await?;
@@ -86,12 +76,15 @@ impl Migration {
             Migration::SimpleMigration => {
                 simple::migrate(storage, pd_home.clone(), genesis_start).await?
             }
+
             Migration::Testnet72 => {
                 testnet72::migrate(storage, pd_home.clone(), genesis_start).await?
             }
+
             Migration::Testnet74 => {
                 testnet74::migrate(storage, pd_home.clone(), genesis_start).await?
             }
+
             Migration::Testnet76 => {
                 testnet76::migrate(storage, pd_home.clone(), genesis_start).await?
             }
diff --git a/crates/bin/pd/src/migrate/testnet76.rs b/crates/bin/pd/src/migrate/testnet76.rs
index b02b2b5598..48e94022c4 100644
--- a/crates/bin/pd/src/migrate/testnet76.rs
+++ b/crates/bin/pd/src/migrate/testnet76.rs
@@ -6,7 +6,6 @@ use futures::TryStreamExt;
 use jmt::RootHash;
 use pbjson_types::Any;
 use penumbra_app::app::StateReadExt as _;
-use penumbra_app::SUBSTORE_PREFIXES;
 use penumbra_asset::Balance;
 use penumbra_auction::auction::dutch::DutchAuction;
 use penumbra_proto::{DomainType, StateReadProto, StateWriteProto};
@@ -85,18 +84,22 @@ pub async fn migrate(
     genesis_start: Option<tendermint::time::Time>,
 ) -> anyhow::Result<()> {
     // Setup:
-    let export_state = storage.latest_snapshot();
-    let root_hash = export_state.root_hash().await.expect("can get root hash");
+    let initial_state = storage.latest_snapshot();
+    let chain_id = initial_state.get_chain_id().await?;
+    let root_hash = initial_state
+        .root_hash()
+        .await
+        .expect("chain state has a root hash");
     let pre_upgrade_root_hash: RootHash = root_hash.into();
-    let pre_upgrade_height = export_state
+    let pre_upgrade_height = initial_state
         .get_block_height()
         .await
-        .expect("can get block height");
+        .expect("chain state has a block height");
     let post_upgrade_height = pre_upgrade_height.wrapping_add(1);
 
     // We initialize a `StateDelta` and start by reaching into the JMT for all entries matching the
     // swap execution prefix. Then, we write each entry to the nv-storage.
-    let mut delta = StateDelta::new(export_state);
+    let mut delta = StateDelta::new(initial_state);
     let (migration_duration, post_upgrade_root_hash) = {
         let start_time = std::time::SystemTime::now();
 
@@ -109,23 +112,18 @@ pub async fn migrate(
 
         delta.put_block_height(0u64);
         let post_upgrade_root_hash = storage.commit_in_place(delta).await?;
-        tracing::info!(?post_upgrade_root_hash, "post-upgrade root hash");
+        tracing::info!(?post_upgrade_root_hash, "post-migration root hash");
 
         (
             start_time.elapsed().expect("start time not set"),
             post_upgrade_root_hash,
         )
     };
-
     storage.release().await;
-    let rocksdb_dir = pd_home.join("rocksdb");
-    let storage = Storage::load(rocksdb_dir, SUBSTORE_PREFIXES.to_vec()).await?;
-    let migrated_state = storage.latest_snapshot();
 
     // The migration is complete, now we need to generate a genesis file. To do this, we need
     // to lookup a validator view from the chain, and specify the post-upgrade app hash and
     // initial height.
-    let chain_id = migrated_state.get_chain_id().await?;
     let app_state = penumbra_app::genesis::Content {
         chain_id,
         ..Default::default()