diff --git a/source/Plugins/AyaNova.Plugin.V8/V8.cs b/source/Plugins/AyaNova.Plugin.V8/V8.cs
index 3b1f5a1..8a61a97 100644
--- a/source/Plugins/AyaNova.Plugin.V8/V8.cs
+++ b/source/Plugins/AyaNova.Plugin.V8/V8.cs
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ namespace AyaNova.PlugIn.V8
 
         public string PluginVersion
         {
-            get { return "7.6.1-alpha.106"; }
+            get { return "7.6.1-alpha.103"; }
         }
 
         public string About
@@ -147,6 +147,15 @@ namespace AyaNova.PlugIn.V8
                 return;
             }
 
+            //check if in migrate mode
+            if (util.ServerState != "MigrateMode")
+            {
+                MessageBox.Show("The target server must be set to Server State - \"Migrate Mode\"\nbut is currently in Server State -  \"" + util.ServerState + "\"\n\n- login to AyaNova 8 as the SuperUser\n- select \"Server Operations\" section then \"Server state\" page\n- set to \"Migrate mode\", save and logout\n- start V8Migrate",
+                    "Target server is in \"Migrate mode\"");
+                return;
+            }
+
+
             Opt dOpt = new Opt();
             var ro = dOpt.ShowDialog();
             if (ro == DialogResult.Cancel)
@@ -333,7 +342,7 @@ namespace AyaNova.PlugIn.V8
                 await ExportLoanItems(progress);
                 await ExportParts(progress);
                 await ExportProjects(progress);
-               //deferred to possibly never if people can live without it
+                //deferred to possibly never if people can live without it
                 // await ExportPurchaseOrders(progress);
 
 
diff --git a/source/Plugins/AyaNova.Plugin.V8/util.cs b/source/Plugins/AyaNova.Plugin.V8/util.cs
index c941634..0bc3207 100644
--- a/source/Plugins/AyaNova.Plugin.V8/util.cs
+++ b/source/Plugins/AyaNova.Plugin.V8/util.cs
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ namespace AyaNova.PlugIn.V8
         internal static string ApiBaseUrl { get; set; }
         internal static string JWT { get; set; }
         public static bool Initialized { get; set; }
-
+        internal static string ServerState { get; set; }
 
 
         public util()
@@ -120,6 +120,9 @@ namespace AyaNova.PlugIn.V8
                     return false;
                 }
 
+               a = await GetAsync("server-state/");
+               ServerState = a.ObjectResponse["data"]["serverState"].Value<string>();
+               
 
                 return true;
             }
@@ -129,7 +132,7 @@ namespace AyaNova.PlugIn.V8
         }
 
 
-
+