diff --git a/dbs/migrate.go b/dbs/migrate.go
index 57c5f206..7b35d48d 100644
--- a/dbs/migrate.go
+++ b/dbs/migrate.go
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@ import (
 	"log"
 	"net/url"
 	"os"
+	"os/exec"
 	"sort"
 	"strconv"
 	"strings"
@@ -1130,6 +1131,42 @@ func (a *API) processMigration(ch chan<- bool, status *int64, mrec MigrationRequ
 	log.Printf("updated migration request %v with status %v", mid, *status)
 }
 
+// helper function to check host of migation request
+func migrationHost(mid int64) (string, error) {
+	// check if migration server is empty when migration status is IN_PROGRESS
+	// we use sql.NullString as migration server info may not be present in DB
+	// https://medium.com/aubergine-solutions/how-i-handled-null-possible-values-from-database-rows-in-golang-521fb0ee267
+	var msrv sql.NullString
+	stm := getSQL("check_migration_server")
+	err := DB.QueryRow(stm, mid).Scan(&msrv)
+	if err != nil {
+		msg := fmt.Sprintf("unable to query statement:\n%v\nerror=%v", stm, err)
+		log.Println(msg)
+		return "", Error(err, QueryErrorCode, "", "dbs.migrate.updateMigrationStatus")
+	}
+	migServer := msrv.String
+	hostname, err := os.Hostname()
+	if err != nil {
+		return "", Error(err, GenericErrorCode, "", "dbs.migrate.updateMigrationStatus")
+	}
+
+	// on k8s if migServer differ from hostname we need to check if such pod exists
+	out, err := exec.Command("kubectl", "get", "pods", "-n", "dbs").Output()
+	// we migration server among the pods
+	if err == nil && strings.Contains(string(out), migServer) {
+		// compare migration server to hostname
+		if migServer != "" && migServer != hostname {
+			msg := fmt.Sprintf("migration request %d is already taken by %s", mid, migServer)
+			log.Println(msg)
+			return "", Error(ConcurrencyErr, MigrationErrorCode, msg, "dbs.migrate.updateMigrationStatus")
+
+		}
+	}
+	// otherwise we do not have a pod with name of migration server
+	// or we do not run migration server in multi-node environment
+	return hostname, nil
+}
+
 // updateMigrationStatus updates migration status and increment retry count of
 // migration record.
 func updateMigrationStatus(mrec MigrationRequest, status int) error {
@@ -1142,39 +1179,23 @@ func updateMigrationStatus(mrec MigrationRequest, status int) error {
 		return Error(err, LoadErrorCode, "", "dbs.migrate.updateMigrationStatus")
 	}
 
-	// start transaction
-	tx, err := DB.Begin()
-	if err != nil {
-		log.Println("unable to get DB transaction", err)
-		return Error(err, TransactionErrorCode, "", "dbs.migrate.updateMigrationStatus")
-	}
-	defer tx.Rollback()
 	stm = CleanStatement(stm)
 	mid := mrec.MIGRATION_REQUEST_ID
 	retryCount := mrec.RETRY_COUNT
 
-	// check if migration server is empty when migration status is IN_PROGRESS
-	// we use sql.NullString as migration server info may not be present in DB
-	// https://medium.com/aubergine-solutions/how-i-handled-null-possible-values-from-database-rows-in-golang-521fb0ee267
-	var msrv sql.NullString
-	s := getSQL("check_migration_server")
-	err = tx.QueryRow(s, mid).Scan(&msrv)
+	// get migration host or fail
+	hostname, err := migrationHost(mid)
 	if err != nil {
-		msg := fmt.Sprintf("unable to query statement:\n%v\nerror=%v", s, err)
-		log.Println(msg)
-		return Error(err, QueryErrorCode, "", "dbs.migrate.updateMigrationStatus")
+		return err
 	}
-	migServer := msrv.String
-	hostname, err := os.Hostname()
-	if err != nil {
-		return Error(err, GenericErrorCode, "", "dbs.migrate.updateMigrationStatus")
-	}
-	if migServer != "" && migServer != hostname {
-		msg := fmt.Sprintf("migration request %d is already taken by %s", mid, migServer)
-		log.Println(msg)
-		return Error(ConcurrencyErr, MigrationErrorCode, msg, "dbs.migrate.updateMigrationStatus")
 
+	// start transaction
+	tx, err := DB.Begin()
+	if err != nil {
+		log.Println("unable to get DB transaction", err)
+		return Error(err, TransactionErrorCode, "", "dbs.migrate.updateMigrationStatus")
 	}
+	defer tx.Rollback()
 
 	// if our status is FAILED we check for retry count
 	// if retry count is less then threshold we increment retry count and set status to IN PROGRESS
@@ -1280,7 +1301,8 @@ func (a *API) RemoveMigration() error {
 		return nil
 	}
 	msg := fmt.Sprintf(
-		"Invalid request, requestID=%v is not found", rec.MIGRATION_REQUEST_ID)
+		"unable to remove %v as it is either does not exists or its status is not failed",
+		rec.MIGRATION_REQUEST_ID)
 	return Error(InvalidRequestErr, InvalidRequestErrorCode, msg, "dbs.migrate.RemoveMigration")
 }
 
@@ -1317,6 +1339,9 @@ func (a *API) StatusMigration() error {
 	if _, e := getSingleValue(a.Params, "migration_url"); e == nil {
 		conds, args = AddParam("migration_url", "MR.MIGRATION_URL", a.Params, conds, args)
 	}
+	if _, e := getSingleValue(a.Params, "migration_status"); e == nil {
+		conds, args = AddParam("migration_status", "MR.MIGRATION_STATUS", a.Params, conds, args)
+	}
 	if _, e := getSingleValue(a.Params, "block_name"); e == nil {
 		tmpl["Blocks"] = true
 		conds, args = AddParam("block_name", "MB.MIGRATION_BLOCK_NAME", a.Params, conds, args)