diff --git a/taiga/projects/migrations/0052_epic_status.py b/taiga/projects/migrations/0052_epic_status.py
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+# -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
+# Generated by Django 1.9.2 on 2016-08-25 10:19
+from __future__ import unicode_literals
+
+from django.db import connection, migrations, models
+
+def update_epic_status(apps, schema_editor):
+    Project = apps.get_model("projects", "Project")
+    project_ids = Project.objects.filter(default_epic_status__isnull=True).values_list("id", flat=True)
+    if not project_ids:
+        return
+
+    values_sql = []
+    for project_id in project_ids:
+        values_sql.append("('New', 'new', 1, false, '#999999', {project_id})".format(project_id=project_id))
+        values_sql.append("('Ready', 'ready', 2, false, '#ff8a84', {project_id})".format(project_id=project_id))
+        values_sql.append("('In progress', 'in-progress', 3, false, '#ff9900', {project_id})".format(project_id=project_id))
+        values_sql.append("('Ready for test', 'ready-for-test', 4, false, '#fcc000', {project_id})".format(project_id=project_id))
+        values_sql.append("('Done', 'done', 5, true, '#669900', {project_id})".format(project_id=project_id))
+
+    sql = """
+        INSERT INTO projects_epicstatus (name, slug, "order", is_closed, color, project_id)
+        VALUES
+        {values};
+    """.format(values=','.join(values_sql))
+    cursor = connection.cursor()
+    cursor.execute(sql)
+
+
+def update_default_epic_status(apps, schema_editor):
+    sql = """
+        UPDATE projects_project
+        SET default_epic_status_id = projects_epicstatus.id
+        FROM projects_epicstatus
+        WHERE
+        	projects_project.default_epic_status_id IS NULL
+        	AND
+        	projects_epicstatus.order = 1
+        	AND
+        	projects_epicstatus.project_id = projects_project.id;
+    """
+    cursor = connection.cursor()
+    cursor.execute(sql)
+
+
+class Migration(migrations.Migration):
+
+    dependencies = [
+        ('projects', '0051_auto_20160729_0802'),
+    ]
+
+    operations = [
+        migrations.RunPython(update_epic_status),
+        migrations.RunPython(update_default_epic_status)
+    ]