diff --git a/packages/supabase_flutter/lib/src/local_storage.dart b/packages/supabase_flutter/lib/src/local_storage.dart
index 4fcc9638..3113bf4d 100644
--- a/packages/supabase_flutter/lib/src/local_storage.dart
+++ b/packages/supabase_flutter/lib/src/local_storage.dart
@@ -196,7 +196,13 @@ class MigrationLocalStorage extends LocalStorage {
       final hasHive = await hiveLocalStorage.hasAccessToken();
       if (hasHive) {
         final accessToken = await hiveLocalStorage.accessToken();
-        await sharedPreferencesLocalStorage.persistSession(accessToken!);
+        final session =
+            Session.fromJson(jsonDecode(accessToken!)['currentSession']);
+        if (session == null) {
+          return;
+        }
+        await sharedPreferencesLocalStorage
+            .persistSession(jsonEncode(session.toJson()));
         await hiveLocalStorage.removePersistedSession();
       }
       if (Hive.box(_hiveBoxName).isEmpty) {
diff --git a/packages/supabase_flutter/test/widget_test.dart b/packages/supabase_flutter/test/widget_test.dart
index 47f9eff2..5d04f89d 100644
--- a/packages/supabase_flutter/test/widget_test.dart
+++ b/packages/supabase_flutter/test/widget_test.dart
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+import 'dart:convert';
 import 'dart:io';
 
 import 'package:flutter/material.dart';
@@ -5,6 +6,7 @@ import 'package:flutter_test/flutter_test.dart';
 import 'package:path/path.dart' as path;
 import 'package:supabase_flutter/supabase_flutter.dart';
 
+import 'utils.dart';
 import 'widget_test_stubs.dart';
 
 void main() {
@@ -37,15 +39,21 @@ void main() {
     () async {
       final hiveLocalStorage = TestHiveLocalStorage();
       await hiveLocalStorage.initialize();
-      await hiveLocalStorage.persistSession('test');
+      final (:accessToken, :sessionString) = getSessionData(DateTime.now());
+      await hiveLocalStorage
+          .persistSession('{"currentSession":$sessionString}');
       final boxFile =
           File("${path.current}/auth_test/supabase_authentication.hive");
       expect(await boxFile.exists(), true);
 
       final migrationLocalStorage = TestMigrationLocalStorage();
       await migrationLocalStorage.initialize();
+
+      final migratedSessionString = await migrationLocalStorage.accessToken();
+      final migratedSession =
+          Session.fromJson(jsonDecode(migratedSessionString!));
       expect(await boxFile.exists(), false);
-      expect(await migrationLocalStorage.accessToken(), "test");
+      expect(accessToken, migratedSession!.accessToken);
       expect(await boxFile.parent.exists(), false);
     },
   );