diff --git a/shared-libs/rules-engine/src/rules-state-store.js b/shared-libs/rules-engine/src/rules-state-store.js
index a48915753c..2b7a233de6 100644
--- a/shared-libs/rules-engine/src/rules-state-store.js
+++ b/shared-libs/rules-engine/src/rules-state-store.js
@@ -42,6 +42,7 @@ const self = {
 
     const rulesConfigHash = hashRulesConfig(settings);
     if (state.rulesConfigHash !== rulesConfigHash || targetState.isStale(state.targetState)) {
+      state.targetState = targetState.migrateStaleState(state.targetState);
       state.stale = true;
     }
 
diff --git a/shared-libs/rules-engine/src/target-state.js b/shared-libs/rules-engine/src/target-state.js
index 20e4f66986..cf143676dd 100644
--- a/shared-libs/rules-engine/src/target-state.js
+++ b/shared-libs/rules-engine/src/target-state.js
@@ -102,6 +102,13 @@ const mergeEmissions = (state, contactIds, targetEmissions) => {
   return isUpdated;
 };
 
+const createState = (existentStaleState) => {
+  return {
+    targets: existentStaleState ? existentStaleState : {},
+    aggregate: {}
+  };
+};
+
 module.exports = {
   /**
    * Builds an empty target-state.
@@ -109,16 +116,14 @@ module.exports = {
    * @param {Object[]} targets An array of target definitions
    */
   createEmptyState: (targets=[]) => {
-    const state = {
-      targets: {},
-      aggregate: {}
-    };
+    const state = createState();
 
     targets.forEach(definition => state.targets[definition.id] = { ...definition, emissions: {} });
     return state;
   },
 
   isStale: (state) => !state || !state.targets || !state.aggregate,
+  migrateStaleState: (state) => module.exports.isStale(state) ? createState(state) : state,
 
   storeTargetEmissions: (state, contactIds, targetEmissions) => {
     let isUpdated = false;
diff --git a/shared-libs/rules-engine/test/provider-wireup.spec.js b/shared-libs/rules-engine/test/provider-wireup.spec.js
index ecb403a690..13fa39bf8a 100644
--- a/shared-libs/rules-engine/test/provider-wireup.spec.js
+++ b/shared-libs/rules-engine/test/provider-wireup.spec.js
@@ -833,6 +833,51 @@ describe('provider-wireup integration tests', () => {
         ]);
       });
 
+      it('should work with old format of the rules state store', async () => {
+        clock.setSystemTime(moment('2020-04-14').valueOf());
+        const rules = simpleNoolsTemplate('');
+        const settings = {
+          rules,
+          enableTargets: true,
+          targets: [{
+            id: 'uhc',
+          }],
+          monthStartDate: 15, // the target doc will be calculated using the current month start date value
+        };
+
+        // with monthStartDate = 15, and today being April 28th,
+        // the current interval is Apr 15 - May 14 and the previous interval is Mar 15 - Apr 14
+        const emissions = [
+          mockTargetEmission('uhc', 'doc4', moment('2020-02-23').valueOf(), true), // passes outside interval
+          mockTargetEmission('uhc', 'doc2', moment('2020-03-29').valueOf(), true), // passes within interval
+          mockTargetEmission('uhc', 'doc1', moment('2020-04-12').valueOf(), true), // passes within interval
+          mockTargetEmission('uhc', 'doc3', moment('2020-04-16').valueOf(), true), // passes outside interval
+        ];
+
+        const staleState = {
+          rulesConfigHash: 'not the same hash!!',
+          contactState: {},
+          targetState: { uhc: { id: 'uhc', emissions: {} }},
+          calculatedAt: moment('2020-04-14').valueOf(),
+          monthStartDate: 1,
+        };
+
+        await prepareExistentState(staleState);
+        await loadState(settings);
+        await rulesStateStore.storeTargetEmissions([], emissions);
+        rulesStateStore.restore();
+
+        clock.setSystemTime(moment('2020-04-28').valueOf()); // next interval
+        await wireup.initialize(provider, settings, {});
+        expect(provider.commitTargetDoc.callCount).to.equal(1);
+        expect(provider.commitTargetDoc.args[0]).to.deep.equal([
+          [{ id: 'uhc', value: { pass: 2, total: 2 } }],
+          '2020-04',
+          { userSettingsDoc: { _id: 'org.couchdb.user:username' }, userContactDoc: { _id: 'mock_user_id' } },
+          true,
+        ]);
+      });
+
       it('should use inclusive operator when comparing dates (left)', async () => {
         clock.setSystemTime(moment('2020-05-28').valueOf());
         const rules = simpleNoolsTemplate('');
diff --git a/shared-libs/rules-engine/test/rules-state-store.spec.js b/shared-libs/rules-engine/test/rules-state-store.spec.js
index 46ec07d526..98372d3c1a 100644
--- a/shared-libs/rules-engine/test/rules-state-store.spec.js
+++ b/shared-libs/rules-engine/test/rules-state-store.spec.js
@@ -441,14 +441,17 @@ describe('rules-state-store', () => {
       expect(stale).to.equal(true);
     });
 
-    it('should mark as stale when target-state is stale', () => {
+    it('should mark as stale and migrate when target-state is stale', () => {
       const settings = { config: '123' };
+      const targets = { t1: { emissions: [] }, t2: { emissions: [] } };
+      Object.freeze(targets);
       const staleState = {
-        targetState: {},
+        targetState: targets,
         rulesConfigHash: md5(JSON.stringify(settings))
       };
       const stale = rulesStateStore.load(staleState, settings);
       expect(stale).to.equal(true);
+      expect(staleState.targetState).to.deep.equal({ targets, aggregate: { } });
     });
 
     it('should not mark as stale when not stale', () => {
diff --git a/shared-libs/rules-engine/test/target-state.spec.js b/shared-libs/rules-engine/test/target-state.spec.js
index 625f1b9c3f..2313f6ccfe 100644
--- a/shared-libs/rules-engine/test/target-state.spec.js
+++ b/shared-libs/rules-engine/test/target-state.spec.js
@@ -289,5 +289,24 @@ describe('target-state', () => {
       expect(targetState.isStale({ targets: {}, aggregate: {} })).to.equal(false);
     });
   });
+
+  describe('migrateStaleState', () => {
+    it('should migrate on stale state', () => {
+      expect(targetState.migrateStaleState({ })).to.deep.equal( { targets: {}, aggregate: {} });
+      const targets = { t1: { emissions: [] }, t2: { emissions: [] } };
+      Object.freeze(targets);
+      expect(targetState.migrateStaleState(targets)).to.deep.equal({ targets, aggregate: {}});
+    });
+
+    it('should not migrate on not stale state', () => {
+      const state = {
+        targets: { t1: { emissions: [] }, t2: { emissions: [] } },
+        aggregate: { targets: [], filterInterval: {} },
+      };
+      Object.freeze(state);
+      Object.freeze(state.targets);
+      expect(targetState.migrateStaleState(state)).to.equal(state);
+    });
+  });
 });