diff --git a/modules/store/migrations/8_0_0-beta/index.spec.ts b/modules/store/migrations/8_0_0-beta/index.spec.ts
index 1dd5e627b1..10d0f4ff97 100644
--- a/modules/store/migrations/8_0_0-beta/index.spec.ts
+++ b/modules/store/migrations/8_0_0-beta/index.spec.ts
@@ -110,4 +110,48 @@ describe('Store Migration 8_0_0 beta', () => {
 
     expect(file).toBe(expected);
   });
+
+  it(`should not run schematics when not using named imports`, () => {
+    const contents = `
+      import * as store from '@ngrx/store';
+
+      @NgModule({
+        imports: [
+          CommonModule,
+          BrowserModule,
+          BrowserAnimationsModule,
+          HttpClientModule,
+          AuthModule,
+          AppRoutingModule,
+          store.StoreModule.forRoot(reducers),
+        ],
+        providers: [
+          {
+            provide: store.META_REDUCERS,
+            useValue: [fooReducer, barReducer]
+          }
+        ]
+        bootstrap: [AppComponent],
+      })
+      export class AppModule {}
+    `;
+
+    appTree.create('./app.module.ts', contents);
+    const runner = new SchematicTestRunner('schematics', collectionPath);
+
+    let logs: string[] = [];
+    runner.logger.subscribe(log => logs.push(log.message));
+
+    const newTree = runner.runSchematic(
+      `ngrx-${pkgName}-migration-02`,
+      {},
+      appTree
+    );
+    const file = newTree.readContent('app.module.ts');
+
+    expect(file).toBe(contents);
+
+    expect(logs.length).toBe(1);
+    expect(logs[0]).toMatch(/NgRx 8 Migration: Unable to run the schematics/);
+  });
 });
diff --git a/modules/store/migrations/8_0_0-beta/index.ts b/modules/store/migrations/8_0_0-beta/index.ts
index 433fd0ba59..e906000312 100644
--- a/modules/store/migrations/8_0_0-beta/index.ts
+++ b/modules/store/migrations/8_0_0-beta/index.ts
@@ -1,5 +1,11 @@
 import * as ts from 'typescript';
-import { Rule, chain, Tree } from '@angular-devkit/schematics';
+import { tags, logging } from '@angular-devkit/core';
+import {
+  Rule,
+  chain,
+  Tree,
+  SchematicContext,
+} from '@angular-devkit/schematics';
 import {
   ReplaceChange,
   createReplaceChange,
@@ -10,7 +16,7 @@ import {
 const META_REDUCERS = 'META_REDUCERS';
 
 function updateMetaReducersToken(): Rule {
-  return (tree: Tree) => {
+  return (tree: Tree, context: SchematicContext) => {
     visitTSSourceFiles(tree, sourceFile => {
       const createChange = (node: ts.Node) =>
         createReplaceChange(
@@ -22,7 +28,11 @@ function updateMetaReducersToken(): Rule {
 
       const changes: ReplaceChange[] = [];
       changes.push(
-        ...findMetaReducersImportStatements(sourceFile, createChange)
+        ...findMetaReducersImportStatements(
+          sourceFile,
+          createChange,
+          context.logger
+        )
       );
       changes.push(...findMetaReducersAssignment(sourceFile, createChange));
 
@@ -37,11 +47,22 @@ export default function(): Rule {
 
 function findMetaReducersImportStatements(
   sourceFile: ts.SourceFile,
-  createChange: (node: ts.Node) => ReplaceChange
+  createChange: (node: ts.Node) => ReplaceChange,
+  logger: logging.LoggerApi
 ) {
+  let canRunSchematics = false;
+
   const metaReducerImports = sourceFile.statements
     .filter(ts.isImportDeclaration)
     .filter(isNgRxStoreImport)
+    .filter(p => {
+      canRunSchematics = Boolean(
+        p.importClause &&
+          p.importClause.namedBindings &&
+          (p.importClause!.namedBindings! as ts.NamedImports).elements
+      );
+      return canRunSchematics;
+    })
     .map(p =>
       (p.importClause!.namedBindings! as ts.NamedImports).elements.filter(
         isMetaReducersImportSpecifier
@@ -50,6 +71,15 @@ function findMetaReducersImportStatements(
     .reduce((imports, curr) => imports.concat(curr), []);
 
   const changes = metaReducerImports.map(createChange);
+  if (!canRunSchematics && changes.length === 0) {
+    logger.info(tags.stripIndent`
+      NgRx 8 Migration: Unable to run the schematics to rename \`META_REDUCERS\` to \`USER_PROVIDED_META_REDUCERS\`
+      in file '${sourceFile.fileName}'.
+
+      For more info see https://ngrx.io/guide/migration/v8#meta_reducers-token.
+    `);
+  }
+
   return changes;
 
   function isNgRxStoreImport(importDeclaration: ts.ImportDeclaration) {