diff --git a/src/apptask.js b/src/apptask.js
index d889aa7d2..c57259d16 100644
--- a/src/apptask.js
+++ b/src/apptask.js
@@ -471,6 +471,8 @@ function moveDataDir(app, targetDir, callback) {
 
     debug(`moveDataDir: migrating data from ${resolvedSourceDir} to ${resolvedTargetDir}`);
 
+    if (resolvedSourceDir === resolvedTargetDir) return callback();
+
     shell.sudo('moveDataDir', [ MV_VOLUME_CMD, resolvedSourceDir, resolvedTargetDir ], {}, function (error) {
         if (error) return callback(new BoxError(BoxError.EXTERNAL_ERROR, `Error migrating data directory: ${error.message}`));
 
@@ -751,16 +753,10 @@ function migrateDataDir(app, args, progressCallback, callback) {
         progressCallback.bind(null, { percent: 50, message: 'Setting up addons' }),
         addons.setupAddons.bind(null, _.extend({}, app, { dataDir: newDataDir }), app.manifest.addons),
 
-        // migrate dataDir
-        function (next) {
-            const dataDirChanged = newDataDir !== app.dataDir;
+        progressCallback.bind(null, { percent: 60, message: 'Moving data dir' }),
+        moveDataDir.bind(null, app, newDataDir),
 
-            if (!dataDirChanged) return next();
-
-            moveDataDir(app, newDataDir, next);
-        },
-
-        progressCallback.bind(null, { percent: 60, message: 'Creating container' }),
+        progressCallback.bind(null, { percent: 90, message: 'Creating container' }),
         createContainer.bind(null, app),
 
         startApp.bind(null, app),