diff --git a/queue_job/migrations/12.0.1.0.1/post-migration.py b/queue_job/migrations/12.0.1.0.1/post-migration.py
index 6781fb563f..01821b55e7 100644
--- a/queue_job/migrations/12.0.1.0.1/post-migration.py
+++ b/queue_job/migrations/12.0.1.0.1/post-migration.py
@@ -3,7 +3,6 @@
 # License LGPL-3 or later (https://www.gnu.org/licenses/lgpl).
 
 import odoo
-from odoo.addons.queue_job.hooks.post_init_hook import post_init_hook
 
 
 def migrate(cr, version):
@@ -17,5 +16,3 @@ def migrate(cr, version):
             raise_if_not_found=False)
         if cron_job and cron_job.exists() and cron_job.state != 'code':
             cron_job.state = 'code'
-    # Ensure that the queue_job_notify trigger is in place
-    post_init_hook(cr, None)
diff --git a/queue_job/migrations/12.0.1.0.1/pre-migration.py b/queue_job/migrations/12.0.1.0.1/pre-migration.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..4d98742340
--- /dev/null
+++ b/queue_job/migrations/12.0.1.0.1/pre-migration.py
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+# Copyright 2019 Versada UAB
+# Copyright 2021 ACSONE SA/NV
+# License LGPL-3 or later (https://www.gnu.org/licenses/lgpl).
+
+from odoo.addons.queue_job.hooks.post_init_hook import post_init_hook
+
+
+def migrate(cr, version):
+    # Ensure that the queue_job_notify trigger is in place
+    post_init_hook(cr, None)
diff --git a/queue_job/migrations/12.0.2.1.0/pre-migration.py b/queue_job/migrations/12.0.2.1.0/pre-migration.py
index 897846fa83..e560d1c29b 100644
--- a/queue_job/migrations/12.0.2.1.0/pre-migration.py
+++ b/queue_job/migrations/12.0.2.1.0/pre-migration.py
@@ -8,6 +8,12 @@
 
 
 def migrate(cr, version):
+    # Disable trigger otherwise the update takes ages.
+    cr.execute(
+        """
+        ALTER TABLE queue_job DISABLE TRIGGER queue_job_notify;
+    """
+    )
     if not column_exists(cr, "queue_job", "records"):
         cr.execute(
             """
@@ -26,3 +32,8 @@ def migrate(cr, version):
     WHERE records IS NULL;
     """
     )
+    cr.execute(
+        """
+        ALTER TABLE queue_job ENABLE TRIGGER queue_job_notify;
+    """
+    )