diff --git a/src/com/massivecraft/factions/entity/FactionColls.java b/src/com/massivecraft/factions/entity/FactionColls.java
index f4591eca..4dadcee9 100644
--- a/src/com/massivecraft/factions/entity/FactionColls.java
+++ b/src/com/massivecraft/factions/entity/FactionColls.java
@@ -4,12 +4,14 @@ import java.io.File;
 import java.lang.reflect.Type;
 import java.util.Map;
 import java.util.Map.Entry;
+import java.util.Set;
 
 import com.massivecraft.factions.Const;
 import com.massivecraft.factions.Factions;
 import com.massivecraft.mcore.MCore;
 import com.massivecraft.mcore.usys.Aspect;
 import com.massivecraft.mcore.util.DiscUtil;
+import com.massivecraft.mcore.util.MUtil;
 import com.massivecraft.mcore.xlib.gson.reflect.TypeToken;
 
 public class FactionColls extends XColls<FactionColl, Faction>
@@ -61,6 +63,11 @@ public class FactionColls extends XColls<FactionColl, Faction>
 		// Already migrated?
 		if ( ! oldFile.exists()) return;
 		
+		// Faction ids /delete
+		// For simplicity we just drop the old special factions.
+		// They will be replaced with new autogenerated ones per universe.
+		Set<String> factionIdsToDelete = MUtil.set("0", "-1", "-2");
+		
 		// Read the file content through GSON. 
 		Type type = new TypeToken<Map<String, Faction>>(){}.getType();
 		Map<String, Faction> id2faction = Factions.get().gson.fromJson(DiscUtil.readCatch(oldFile), type);
@@ -72,6 +79,7 @@ public class FactionColls extends XColls<FactionColl, Faction>
 		for (Entry<String, Faction> entry : id2faction.entrySet())
 		{
 			String factionId = entry.getKey();
+			if (factionIdsToDelete.contains(factionId)) continue;
 			Faction faction = entry.getValue();
 			coll.attach(faction, factionId);
 		}