diff --git a/migrations/1496771633_tags.js b/migrations/1496771633_tags.js
index a7155e2d1..6893a5c47 100644
--- a/migrations/1496771633_tags.js
+++ b/migrations/1496771633_tags.js
@@ -53,22 +53,25 @@ const transformTags = ({ id, tags }) => ({
 module.exports = {
   async up({ transformSingleWithCursor }) {
     // Find all comments that have tags.
-    const cursor = CommentModel.collection.aggregate([
-      {
-        $match: {
-          tags: {
-            $exists: true,
-            $ne: [],
+    const cursor = CommentModel.collection.aggregate(
+      [
+        {
+          $match: {
+            tags: {
+              $exists: true,
+              $ne: [],
+            },
           },
         },
-      },
-      {
-        $project: {
-          id: true,
-          tags: true,
+        {
+          $project: {
+            id: true,
+            tags: true,
+          },
         },
-      },
-    ]);
+      ],
+      { allowDiskUse: true }
+    );
 
     await transformSingleWithCursor(cursor, transformTags, CommentModel);
   },
diff --git a/services/migration/helpers.js b/services/migration/helpers.js
index f2d959ca4..5eb33aadf 100644
--- a/services/migration/helpers.js
+++ b/services/migration/helpers.js
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ const debugProcessStatistics = (count, totalCount) => {
     debug(
       `processed ${(count / totalCount * 100).toFixed(
         2
-      )}% (${count}/${totalCount}) update`
+      )}% (${count}/${totalCount}) updates`
     );
   } else {
     debug(`processed ${count} updates`);