diff --git a/packages/devkit/src/utils/replace-package.ts b/packages/devkit/src/utils/replace-package.ts
index 478deea67f..e9f439db0c 100644
--- a/packages/devkit/src/utils/replace-package.ts
+++ b/packages/devkit/src/utils/replace-package.ts
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ import { requireNx } from '../../nx';
 import { visitNotIgnoredFiles } from '../generators/visit-not-ignored-files';
 import { basename } from 'path';
 import { isBinaryPath } from './binary-extensions';
+const { logger } = requireNx();
 
 const {
   getProjects,
@@ -162,15 +163,23 @@ function replaceMentions(
       return;
     }
 
-    const contents = tree.read(path).toString();
+    try {
+      const contents = tree.read(path).toString();
 
-    if (!contents.includes(oldPackageName)) {
-      return;
+      if (!contents.includes(oldPackageName)) {
+        return;
+      }
+
+      tree.write(
+        path,
+        contents.replace(new RegExp(oldPackageName, 'g'), newPackageName)
+      );
+    } catch {
+      // Its **probably** ok, contents can be null if the file is too large or
+      // there was an access exception.
+      logger.warn(
+        `An error was thrown when trying to update ${path}. If you believe the migration should have updated it, be sure to review the file and open an issue.`
+      );
     }
-
-    tree.write(
-      path,
-      contents.replace(new RegExp(oldPackageName, 'g'), newPackageName)
-    );
   });
 }
diff --git a/packages/nx/src/command-line/migrate/migrate.ts b/packages/nx/src/command-line/migrate/migrate.ts
index b5f0592e8a..5942e928bc 100644
--- a/packages/nx/src/command-line/migrate/migrate.ts
+++ b/packages/nx/src/command-line/migrate/migrate.ts
@@ -1558,7 +1558,7 @@ async function runNxMigration(
     name
   );
   const fn = require(implPath)[fnSymbol];
-  const host = new FsTree(root, false);
+  const host = new FsTree(root, process.env.NX_VERBOSE_LOGGING === 'true');
   await fn(host, {});
   host.lock();
   const changes = host.listChanges();