diff --git a/nova/objects/migration.py b/nova/objects/migration.py
index 03ecfe36b64f..6bdce7ee661e 100644
--- a/nova/objects/migration.py
+++ b/nova/objects/migration.py
@@ -169,7 +169,8 @@ class Migration(base.NovaPersistentObject, base.NovaObject,
     def instance(self):
         if not hasattr(self, '_cached_instance'):
             self._cached_instance = objects.Instance.get_by_uuid(
-                self._context, self.instance_uuid)
+                self._context, self.instance_uuid,
+                expected_attrs=['migration_context', 'flavor'])
         return self._cached_instance
 
     @instance.setter
diff --git a/nova/tests/unit/compute/test_resource_tracker.py b/nova/tests/unit/compute/test_resource_tracker.py
index 2ab2aac7a39e..297513e3cc94 100644
--- a/nova/tests/unit/compute/test_resource_tracker.py
+++ b/nova/tests/unit/compute/test_resource_tracker.py
@@ -2660,7 +2660,10 @@ class TestUpdateUsageFromMigrations(BaseTestCase):
         self.rt._update_usage_from_migrations(mock.sentinel.ctx, [migration],
                                               _NODENAME)
         mock_get_instance.assert_called_once_with(mock.sentinel.ctx,
-                                                  'some_uuid')
+                                                  'some_uuid',
+                                                  expected_attrs=[
+                                                      'migration_context',
+                                                      'flavor'])
         self.assertFalse(mock_update_usage.called)
 
     @mock.patch('nova.compute.resource_tracker.ResourceTracker.'
diff --git a/nova/tests/unit/objects/test_migration.py b/nova/tests/unit/objects/test_migration.py
index 16b7d2765e69..941c7ad853ed 100644
--- a/nova/tests/unit/objects/test_migration.py
+++ b/nova/tests/unit/objects/test_migration.py
@@ -161,10 +161,11 @@ class _TestMigrationObject(object):
                                                   fake_migration)
         mig._context = ctxt
         self.assertEqual(mig.instance.host, fake_inst['host'])
-        mock_get.assert_called_once_with(ctxt,
-                                         fake_migration['instance_uuid'],
-                                         columns_to_join=['info_cache',
-                                                          'security_groups'])
+        mock_get.assert_called_once_with(
+            ctxt, fake_migration['instance_uuid'],
+            columns_to_join=['extra',
+                             'extra.flavor',
+                             'extra.migration_context'])
 
     def test_instance_setter(self):
         migration = objects.Migration(instance_uuid=uuidsentinel.instance)