diff --git a/core/data/migrations.go b/core/data/migrations.go
index e2f31bfcd..b1b54d476 100644
--- a/core/data/migrations.go
+++ b/core/data/migrations.go
@@ -2,8 +2,6 @@ package data
 
 import (
 	"database/sql"
-	"fmt"
-	"strings"
 	"time"
 
 	"github.com/owncast/owncast/utils"
@@ -11,54 +9,11 @@ import (
 	"github.com/teris-io/shortid"
 )
 
+// nolint:cyclop
 func migrateToSchema5(db *sql.DB) {
 	// Create the access tokens table.
 	createAccessTokenTable(db)
 
-	// Migrate the access tokens from the users table to the access tokens table.
-	query := `SELECT id, access_token, created_at FROM users`
-	rows, err := db.Query(query)
-	if err != nil {
-		log.Errorln("error migrating access tokens to schema v5", err)
-		return
-	}
-	if rows.Err() != nil {
-		log.Errorln("error migrating access tokens to schema v5", rows.Err())
-		return
-	}
-	defer rows.Close()
-
-	valueStrings := []string{}
-	valueArgs := []interface{}{}
-
-	var token string
-	var userID string
-	var timestamp time.Time
-	for rows.Next() {
-		if err := rows.Scan(&userID, &token, &timestamp); err != nil {
-			log.Error("There is a problem reading the database.", err)
-			return
-		}
-
-		valueStrings = append(valueStrings, "(?, ?, ?)")
-		valueArgs = append(valueArgs, token, userID, timestamp)
-	}
-
-	smt := `INSERT INTO user_access_tokens(token, user_id, timestamp) VALUES %s ON CONFLICT DO NOTHING`
-	smt = fmt.Sprintf(smt, strings.Join(valueStrings, ","))
-	tx, err := db.Begin()
-	if err != nil {
-		log.Fatalln("Error starting transaction", err)
-	}
-	_, err = tx.Exec(smt, valueArgs...)
-	if err != nil {
-		_ = tx.Rollback()
-		log.Errorln("Error inserting access tokens", err)
-	}
-	if err := tx.Commit(); err != nil {
-		log.Errorln("Error committing transaction", err)
-	}
-
 	// 1. Authenticated bool added to the users table.
 	// 2. Access tokens are now stored in their own table.
 	//
@@ -74,24 +29,88 @@ func migrateToSchema5(db *sql.DB) {
 		"disabled_at" TIMESTAMP,
 		"previous_names" TEXT DEFAULT '',
 		"namechanged_at" TIMESTAMP,
-    "authenticated_at" TIMESTAMP,
+	  "authenticated_at" TIMESTAMP,
 		"scopes" TEXT,
 		"type" TEXT DEFAULT 'STANDARD',
 		"last_used" DATETIME DEFAULT CURRENT_TIMESTAMP,
 		PRIMARY KEY (id)
 	);CREATE INDEX user_id_disabled_at_index ON users (id, disabled_at);
 	CREATE INDEX user_id_index ON users (id);
-  CREATE INDEX user_id_disabled_index ON users (id, disabled_at);
+	CREATE INDEX user_id_disabled_index ON users (id, disabled_at);
 	CREATE INDEX user_disabled_at_index ON USERS (disabled_at);`
-	_, err = db.Exec(createTempTable)
+	_, err := db.Exec(createTempTable)
 	if err != nil {
 		log.Errorln("error running migration, you may experience issues: ", err)
 	}
 
-	_, err = db.Exec(`INSERT INTO users_copy (id, display_name, display_color, created_at, disabled_at, previous_names, namechanged_at, scopes, type, last_used)
-  SELECT id, display_name, display_color, created_at, disabled_at, previous_names, namechanged_at, scopes, type, last_used FROM users;`)
+	// Start insert transaction
+	tx, err := db.Begin()
 	if err != nil {
-		log.Errorln("error running migration, you may experience issues: ", err)
+		log.Errorln(err)
+		return
+	}
+
+	// Migrate the users table to the new users_copy table.
+	rows, err := tx.Query(`SELECT id, access_token, display_name, display_color, created_at, disabled_at, previous_names, namechanged_at, scopes, type, last_used FROM users`)
+	if err != nil {
+		log.Errorln("error migrating access tokens to schema v5", err)
+		return
+	}
+	if rows.Err() != nil {
+		log.Errorln("error migrating access tokens to schema v5", rows.Err())
+		return
+	}
+	defer rows.Close()
+
+	defer tx.Rollback() //nolint:errcheck
+
+	log.Println("Migrating users. This may take time if you have lots of users...")
+
+	for rows.Next() {
+		var id string
+		var accessToken string
+		var displayName string
+		var displayColor int
+		var createdAt time.Time
+		var disabledAt *time.Time
+		var previousNames string
+		var namechangedAt *time.Time
+		var scopes *string
+		var userType string
+		var lastUsed *time.Time
+
+		if err := rows.Scan(&id, &accessToken, &displayName, &displayColor, &createdAt, &disabledAt, &previousNames, &namechangedAt, &scopes, &userType, &lastUsed); err != nil {
+			log.Error("There is a problem reading the database when migrating users.", err)
+			return
+		}
+
+		stmt, err := tx.Prepare(`INSERT INTO users_copy (id, display_name, display_color, created_at, disabled_at, previous_names, namechanged_at, scopes, type, last_used) VALUES (?, ?, ?, ?, ?, ?, ?, ?, ?, ?)`)
+		if err != nil {
+			log.Errorln(err)
+			return
+		}
+		defer stmt.Close()
+
+		if _, err := stmt.Exec(id, displayName, displayColor, createdAt, disabledAt, previousNames, namechangedAt, scopes, userType, lastUsed); err != nil {
+			log.Errorln(err)
+			return
+		}
+
+		stmt, err = tx.Prepare(`INSERT INTO user_access_tokens(token, user_id, timestamp) VALUES (?, ?, ?) ON CONFLICT DO NOTHING`)
+		if err != nil {
+			log.Errorln(err)
+			return
+		}
+		defer stmt.Close()
+
+		if _, err := stmt.Exec(accessToken, id, createdAt); err != nil {
+			log.Errorln(err)
+			return
+		}
+	}
+
+	if err := tx.Commit(); err != nil {
+		log.Errorln(err)
 	}
 
 	_, err = db.Exec(`PRAGMA foreign_keys = OFF;DROP TABLE "users";ALTER TABLE "users_copy" RENAME TO users;PRAGMA foreign_keys = ON;`)