diff --git a/webapp/src/edu/cornell/mannlib/vitro/webapp/migration/FauxPropertiesUpdater.java b/webapp/src/edu/cornell/mannlib/vitro/webapp/migration/FauxPropertiesUpdater.java
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..f057adcc1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/webapp/src/edu/cornell/mannlib/vitro/webapp/migration/FauxPropertiesUpdater.java
@@ -0,0 +1,112 @@
+/* $This file is distributed under the terms of the license in /doc/license.txt$ */
+
+package edu.cornell.mannlib.vitro.webapp.migration;
+
+import static com.hp.hpl.jena.rdf.model.ResourceFactory.createPlainLiteral;
+import static com.hp.hpl.jena.rdf.model.ResourceFactory.createProperty;
+import static com.hp.hpl.jena.rdf.model.ResourceFactory.createResource;
+import static edu.cornell.mannlib.vitro.webapp.dao.VitroVocabulary.vitroURI;
+
+import java.io.FileInputStream;
+import java.nio.file.Files;
+import java.nio.file.Path;
+import java.nio.file.Paths;
+
+import javax.servlet.ServletContext;
+import javax.servlet.ServletContextListener;
+
+import com.hp.hpl.jena.rdf.model.Literal;
+import com.hp.hpl.jena.rdf.model.Property;
+import com.hp.hpl.jena.rdf.model.Resource;
+
+import edu.cornell.mannlib.vitro.webapp.application.ApplicationUtils;
+import edu.cornell.mannlib.vitro.webapp.modelaccess.ModelAccess;
+import edu.cornell.mannlib.vitro.webapp.modelaccess.ModelNames;
+import edu.cornell.mannlib.vitro.webapp.startup.StartupStatus;
+import edu.cornell.mannlib.vitro.webapp.utils.jena.criticalsection.LockableOntModel;
+import edu.cornell.mannlib.vitro.webapp.utils.jena.criticalsection.LockedOntModel;
+
+/**
+ * PropertyConfig.n3 has moved to rdf/display/firsttime, so it is only pulled in
+ * if the display model is empty.
+ * 
+ * Let's pull it in one time, anyway.
+ * 
+ * Check askUpdated.sparql for an example of how we know that it is necessary.
+ * Also check success.n3
+ * 
+ * If a special triple is not found in the display model, read the file from
+ * firsttime. If we can't find the file, warn
+ */
+public class FauxPropertiesUpdater {
+	private static final String[] PATH_TO_PROPERTY_CONFIG = { "rdf", "display",
+			"firsttime", "PropertyConfig.n3" };
+
+	private static final Resource DISPLAY_MODEL = createResource(ModelNames.DISPLAY);
+	private static final Property UPDATED_DISPLAY_MODEL = createProperty(vitroURI
+			+ "updatedDisplayModel");
+	private static final Literal VERSION_1_8 = createPlainLiteral("1.8");
+
+	private final ServletContextListener parent;
+	private final StartupStatus ss;
+	private final LockableOntModel lockableDisplayModel;
+
+	private Path propertyConfigPath;
+
+	public FauxPropertiesUpdater(ServletContext ctx,
+			ServletContextListener parent) {
+		this.parent = parent;
+		this.ss = StartupStatus.getBean(ctx);
+		this.lockableDisplayModel = new LockableOntModel(ModelAccess.on(ctx)
+				.getOntModel(ModelNames.DISPLAY));
+	}
+
+	public void migrate() {
+		if (!isAlreadyUpdated()) {
+			if (locateFile()) {
+				if (loadFile()) {
+					writeSuccess();
+				}
+			}
+		}
+	}
+
+	private boolean isAlreadyUpdated() {
+		try (LockedOntModel m = lockableDisplayModel.read()) {
+			return m.contains(DISPLAY_MODEL, UPDATED_DISPLAY_MODEL, VERSION_1_8);
+		}
+	}
+
+	private boolean locateFile() {
+		String homePath = ApplicationUtils.instance().getHomeDirectory()
+				.getPath().toString();
+		propertyConfigPath = Paths.get(homePath, PATH_TO_PROPERTY_CONFIG);
+		if (Files.exists(propertyConfigPath)) {
+			return true;
+		} else {
+			ss.warning(parent, "Could not find attributes "
+					+ "for faux properties at " + propertyConfigPath);
+			return false;
+		}
+	}
+
+	private boolean loadFile() {
+		try (LockedOntModel m = lockableDisplayModel.write()) {
+			m.read(new FileInputStream(propertyConfigPath.toFile()), null, "N3");
+			ss.info(parent, "Read " + propertyConfigPath
+					+ " into display model: "
+					+ "attributes for faux properties.");
+			return true;
+		} catch (Exception e) {
+			ss.warning(parent,
+					"Failed to read attributes for faux properties.", e);
+			return false;
+		}
+	}
+
+	private void writeSuccess() {
+		try (LockedOntModel m = lockableDisplayModel.write()) {
+			m.add(DISPLAY_MODEL, UPDATED_DISPLAY_MODEL, VERSION_1_8);
+		}
+	}
+}
diff --git a/webapp/src/edu/cornell/mannlib/vitro/webapp/migration/Release18Migrator.java b/webapp/src/edu/cornell/mannlib/vitro/webapp/migration/Release18Migrator.java
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..7707fcaac
--- /dev/null
+++ b/webapp/src/edu/cornell/mannlib/vitro/webapp/migration/Release18Migrator.java
@@ -0,0 +1,26 @@
+/* $This file is distributed under the terms of the license in /doc/license.txt$ */
+
+package edu.cornell.mannlib.vitro.webapp.migration;
+
+import javax.servlet.ServletContext;
+import javax.servlet.ServletContextEvent;
+import javax.servlet.ServletContextListener;
+
+/**
+ * Handle the tasks that move an installation from 1.7 to 1.8.
+ */
+public class Release18Migrator implements ServletContextListener {
+
+	@Override
+	public void contextInitialized(ServletContextEvent sce) {
+		ServletContext ctx = sce.getServletContext();
+
+		new FauxPropertiesUpdater(ctx, this).migrate();
+	}
+
+	@Override
+	public void contextDestroyed(ServletContextEvent sce) {
+		// Nothing to tear down.
+	}
+
+}
diff --git a/webapp/web/WEB-INF/resources/startup_listeners.txt b/webapp/web/WEB-INF/resources/startup_listeners.txt
index ffbeff7a8..0653ef5a5 100644
--- a/webapp/web/WEB-INF/resources/startup_listeners.txt
+++ b/webapp/web/WEB-INF/resources/startup_listeners.txt
@@ -38,6 +38,7 @@ edu.cornell.mannlib.vitro.webapp.application.ApplicationImpl$ReasonersSetup
 edu.cornell.mannlib.vitro.webapp.servlet.setup.SimpleReasonerSetup
 
 #edu.cornell.mannlib.vitro.webapp.servlet.setup.UpdateKnowledgeBase
+edu.cornell.mannlib.vitro.webapp.migration.Release18Migrator
 
 # Must run after JenaDataSourceSetup
 edu.cornell.mannlib.vitro.webapp.servlet.setup.ThemeInfoSetup