diff --git a/neo4j-app/neo4j_app/core/neo4j/migrations/migrate.py b/neo4j-app/neo4j_app/core/neo4j/migrations/migrate.py
index 1cf87131..66efb3e0 100644
--- a/neo4j-app/neo4j_app/core/neo4j/migrations/migrate.py
+++ b/neo4j-app/neo4j_app/core/neo4j/migrations/migrate.py
@@ -7,7 +7,8 @@
 from datetime import datetime
 from distutils.version import StrictVersion
 from enum import Enum, unique
-from typing import Any, Callable, List, Optional, Sequence
+from inspect import signature
+from typing import Any, Callable, List, Optional, Sequence, Union
 
 import neo4j
 from neo4j.exceptions import ConstraintError
@@ -32,7 +33,9 @@
 
 logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)
 
-MigrationFn = Callable[[neo4j.AsyncTransaction], Coroutine]
+TransactionFn = Callable[[neo4j.AsyncTransaction], Coroutine]
+ExplicitTransactionFn = Callable[[neo4j.Session], Coroutine]
+MigrationFn = Union[TransactionFn, ExplicitTransactionFn]
 
 _MIGRATION_TIMEOUT_MSG = """Migration timeout expired !
 Please check that a migration is indeed in progress. If the application is in a \
@@ -118,7 +121,14 @@ async def _migrate_with_lock(
     )
     # Then run to migration
     logger.debug("Acquired write lock for %s !", migration.label)
-    await project_session.execute_write(migration.migration_fn)
+    sig = signature(migration.migration_fn)
+    first_param = list(sig.parameters)[0]
+    if first_param == "tx":
+        await project_session.execute_write(migration.migration_fn)
+    elif first_param == "sess":
+        await migration.migration_fn(project_session)
+    else:
+        raise ValueError(f"Invalid migration function: {migration.migration_fn}")
     # Finally free the lock
     await registry_session.execute_write(
         complete_migration_tx,
diff --git a/neo4j-app/neo4j_app/tests/core/neo4j/migrations/test_migrate.py b/neo4j-app/neo4j_app/tests/core/neo4j/migrations/test_migrate.py
index 83a9940f..8970661e 100644
--- a/neo4j-app/neo4j_app/tests/core/neo4j/migrations/test_migrate.py
+++ b/neo4j-app/neo4j_app/tests/core/neo4j/migrations/test_migrate.py
@@ -49,18 +49,28 @@ async def _create_indexes_tx(tx: neo4j.AsyncTransaction):
     await tx.run(index_query_1)
 
 
+async def _create_indexes(sess: neo4j.AsyncSession):
+    index_query_0 = "CREATE INDEX index0 IF NOT EXISTS FOR (n:Node) ON (n.attribute0)"
+    await sess.run(index_query_0)
+    index_query_1 = "CREATE INDEX index1 IF NOT EXISTS FOR (n:Node) ON (n.attribute1)"
+    await sess.run(index_query_1)
+
+
 async def _drop_constraint_tx(tx: neo4j.AsyncTransaction):
     drop_index_query = "DROP INDEX index0 IF EXISTS"
     await tx.run(drop_index_query)
 
 
-# noinspection PyTypeChecker
 _MIGRATION_0 = Migration(
     version="0.2.0",
     label="create index and constraint",
     migration_fn=_create_indexes_tx,
 )
-# noinspection PyTypeChecker
+_MIGRATION_0_EXPLICIT = Migration(
+    version="0.2.0",
+    label="create index and constraint",
+    migration_fn=_create_indexes,
+)
 _MIGRATION_1 = Migration(
     version="0.3.0",
     label="drop constraint",
@@ -75,6 +85,8 @@ async def _drop_constraint_tx(tx: neo4j.AsyncTransaction):
         ([], set(), set()),
         # Single
         ([_MIGRATION_0], {"index0", "index1"}, set()),
+        # Single as explicit_transaction
+        ([_MIGRATION_0_EXPLICIT], {"index0", "index1"}, set()),
         # Multiple ordered
         ([_MIGRATION_0, _MIGRATION_1], {"index1"}, {"index0"}),
         # Multiple unordered