diff --git a/oak-core/src/main/java/org/apache/jackrabbit/oak/plugins/migration/version/VersionableEditor.java b/oak-core/src/main/java/org/apache/jackrabbit/oak/plugins/migration/version/VersionableEditor.java
index 5a84a04..e9f4172 100644
--- a/oak-core/src/main/java/org/apache/jackrabbit/oak/plugins/migration/version/VersionableEditor.java
+++ b/oak-core/src/main/java/org/apache/jackrabbit/oak/plugins/migration/version/VersionableEditor.java
@@ -37,6 +37,7 @@
 import static org.apache.jackrabbit.JcrConstants.JCR_UUID;
 import static org.apache.jackrabbit.JcrConstants.MIX_REFERENCEABLE;
 import static org.apache.jackrabbit.JcrConstants.MIX_VERSIONABLE;
+import static org.apache.jackrabbit.oak.plugins.migration.version.VersionHistoryUtil.createVersionStorage;
 import static org.apache.jackrabbit.oak.spi.version.VersionConstants.MIX_REP_VERSIONABLE_PATHS;
 import static org.apache.jackrabbit.oak.plugins.migration.version.VersionHistoryUtil.addMixin;
 import static org.apache.jackrabbit.oak.plugins.migration.version.VersionHistoryUtil.getVersionHistoryBuilder;
@@ -79,7 +80,7 @@
 
     private VersionableEditor(Provider provider, NodeBuilder rootBuilder) {
         this.rootBuilder = rootBuilder;
-        this.versionStorage = getVersionStorage(rootBuilder);
+        this.versionStorage = createVersionStorage(rootBuilder);
         this.vMgr = new ReadWriteVersionManager(versionStorage, rootBuilder);
 
         this.provider = provider;
@@ -140,8 +141,8 @@
                 NodeBuilder versionableBuilder = getNodeBuilder(rootBuilder, this.path);
                 removeVersionProperties(versionableBuilder, isReferenceable);
                 if (isVersionable.test(versionableBuilder.getNodeState())) {
-                    logger.warn("Node {} is still versionable. Creating initial version history.", path);
-                    createEmptyHistory(versionableBuilder);
+                    logger.warn("Node {} is still versionable due to node type constraints. Creating initial version history.", path);
+                    createInitialHistory(versionableBuilder);
                 }
             }
         }
@@ -169,7 +170,7 @@
         return getVersionHistoryBuilder(versionStorage, versionableUuid).exists();
     }
 
-    private void createEmptyHistory(NodeBuilder versionable) throws CommitFailedException {
+    private void createInitialHistory(NodeBuilder versionable) throws CommitFailedException {
         vMgr.getOrCreateVersionHistory(versionable, Collections.<String,Object>emptyMap());
     }
 
diff --git a/oak-core/src/main/java/org/apache/jackrabbit/oak/plugins/migration/version/VersionablePropertiesEditor.java b/oak-core/src/main/java/org/apache/jackrabbit/oak/plugins/migration/version/VersionablePropertiesEditor.java
index 4016dfb..2578521 100644
--- a/oak-core/src/main/java/org/apache/jackrabbit/oak/plugins/migration/version/VersionablePropertiesEditor.java
+++ b/oak-core/src/main/java/org/apache/jackrabbit/oak/plugins/migration/version/VersionablePropertiesEditor.java
@@ -49,8 +49,8 @@
 import static org.apache.jackrabbit.oak.api.Type.REFERENCE;
 import static org.apache.jackrabbit.oak.api.Type.REFERENCES;
 import static org.apache.jackrabbit.oak.plugins.memory.MultiGenericPropertyState.nameProperty;
+import static org.apache.jackrabbit.oak.plugins.migration.version.VersionHistoryUtil.createVersionStorage;
 import static org.apache.jackrabbit.oak.plugins.migration.version.VersionHistoryUtil.getVersionHistoryNodeState;
-import static org.apache.jackrabbit.oak.plugins.migration.version.VersionHistoryUtil.getVersionStorage;
 
 /**
  * The VersionablePropertiesEditor adds missing versionable properties.
@@ -76,7 +76,7 @@
     private VersionablePropertiesEditor(NodeBuilder rootBuilder) {
         this.builder = rootBuilder;
         this.rootBuilder = rootBuilder;
-        this.versionStorage = getVersionStorage(rootBuilder);
+        this.versionStorage = createVersionStorage(rootBuilder);
         this.isVersionable = new TypePredicate(rootBuilder.getNodeState(), MIX_VERSIONABLE);
         this.isNtVersion = new TypePredicate(rootBuilder.getNodeState(), NT_VERSION);
         this.isFrozenNode = new TypePredicate(rootBuilder.getNodeState(), NT_FROZENNODE);