diff --git a/application/config/migration.php b/application/config/migration.php
index da99decf..7ccd0b37 100644
--- a/application/config/migration.php
+++ b/application/config/migration.php
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ $config['migration_enabled'] = TRUE;
 | be upgraded / downgraded to.
 |
 */
-$config['migration_version'] = 101;
+$config['migration_version'] = 102;
 
 /*
 |--------------------------------------------------------------------------
diff --git a/application/controllers/Welcome.php b/application/controllers/Welcome.php
index 0e0be63e..4f434086 100644
--- a/application/controllers/Welcome.php
+++ b/application/controllers/Welcome.php
@@ -11,28 +11,33 @@ class Welcome extends CI_Controller {
 
 	public function index()
 	{
-        $data['page_title'] = "Welcome to Cloudlog Version 2.0";
 
-        // load stations model 
-        $this->load->model('stations');
-        $data['CountAllStationLocations'] = $this->stations->CountAllStationLocations();
+        if($this->config->item('option_version2_trigger') == "false") {
+            $data['page_title'] = "Welcome to Cloudlog Version 2.0";
 
-        // load logbooks model
-        $this->load->model('logbooks_model');
-        $data['NumberOfStationLogbooks'] = $this->logbooks_model->CountAllStationLogbooks();
-
-        // load api model
-        $this->load->model('api_model');
-        $data['NumberOfAPIKeys'] = $this->api_model->CountKeysWithNoUserID();
-
-        // load note model
-        $this->load->model('note');
-        $data['NumberOfNotes'] = $this->note->CountAllNotes();
-
-        // load views
-        $this->load->view('interface_assets/mini_header', $data);
-        $this->load->view('welcome/index');
-        $this->load->view('interface_assets/footer');
+            // load stations model 
+            $this->load->model('stations');
+            $data['CountAllStationLocations'] = $this->stations->CountAllStationLocations();
+    
+            // load logbooks model
+            $this->load->model('logbooks_model');
+            $data['NumberOfStationLogbooks'] = $this->logbooks_model->CountAllStationLogbooks();
+    
+            // load api model
+            $this->load->model('api_model');
+            $data['NumberOfAPIKeys'] = $this->api_model->CountKeysWithNoUserID();
+    
+            // load note model
+            $this->load->model('note');
+            $data['NumberOfNotes'] = $this->note->CountAllNotes();
+    
+            // load views
+            $this->load->view('interface_assets/mini_header', $data);
+            $this->load->view('welcome/index');
+            $this->load->view('interface_assets/footer');
+        } else {
+            redirect('login');
+        }
     }
 
     public function locationsclaim() {
diff --git a/application/migrations/102_add_version_two_trigger_to_options.php b/application/migrations/102_add_version_two_trigger_to_options.php
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..3b5307d9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/application/migrations/102_add_version_two_trigger_to_options.php
@@ -0,0 +1,25 @@
+<?php
+
+defined('BASEPATH') OR exit('No direct script access allowed');
+
+/*
+*   This migration creates a table called options which will hold global options needed within cloudlog
+*   removing the need for lots of configuration files.
+*/
+
+class Migration_add_version_two_trigger_to_options extends CI_Migration {
+
+    public function up()
+    {
+        $data = array(
+            array('option_name' => "version2_trigger", 'option_value' => "false", 'autoload' => "yes"),
+         );
+
+         $this->db->insert_batch('options', $data);
+    }
+
+    public function down()
+    {
+        // No option to down
+    }
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/application/views/welcome/index.php b/application/views/welcome/index.php
index 72a5de18..f6b78040 100644
--- a/application/views/welcome/index.php
+++ b/application/views/welcome/index.php
@@ -1,3 +1,6 @@
+<?php
+echo $this->config->item('option_version2_trigger');
+?>
 <div class="container">
 
     <br>
@@ -149,4 +152,9 @@
     </div>
 
     <br>
+
+    <button  class="btn btn-primary" onClick="window.location.reload();">Check if Migration Complete</button>
+
+    <br><br>
+
 </div>
\ No newline at end of file