diff --git a/classes/minion/migration/util.php b/classes/minion/migration/util.php
index 1890acf..47caeb2 100644
--- a/classes/minion/migration/util.php
+++ b/classes/minion/migration/util.php
@@ -61,9 +61,16 @@ class Minion_Migration_Util {
 		// path from the migrations folder to the migration file
 		$migration['group'] = dirname(substr($file, 11, -strlen(EXT)));
 
-		list($migration['timestamp'], $migration['description']) 
-			= explode('_', basename($file, EXT), 2);
-
+		if(strpos(basename($file), "_"))
+		{
+			list($migration['timestamp'], $migration['description']) 
+				= explode('_', basename($file, EXT), 2);
+		}
+		else
+		{
+			$migration['timestamp'] = basename($file, EXT);
+			$migration['description'] = "";
+		}
 		$migration['id'] = $migration['group'].':'.$migration['timestamp'];
 
 		return $migration;
@@ -79,7 +86,15 @@ class Minion_Migration_Util {
 	public static function get_filename_from_migration(array $migration)
 	{
 		$group  = $migration['group'];
-		$migration = $migration['timestamp'].'_'.$migration['description'];
+
+		if(!empty($migration['description']))
+		{
+			$migration = $migration['timestamp'].'_'.$migration['description'];
+		}
+		else
+		{
+			$migration = $migration['timestamp'];
+		}
 
 		$group = ( ! empty($group)) ? (rtrim($group, '/').'/') : '';
 
diff --git a/classes/minion/task/db/generate.php b/classes/minion/task/db/generate.php
index 3b5e2cb..c2fe360 100644
--- a/classes/minion/task/db/generate.php
+++ b/classes/minion/task/db/generate.php
@@ -45,6 +45,20 @@ class Minion_Task_Db_Generate extends Minion_Task
 	 * @param array Configuration
 	 */
 	public function execute(array $config)
+	{
+		try
+		{
+			$file = $this->generate($config);
+			Minion_CLI::write('Migration generated: '.$file);	
+		}
+		catch(ErrorException $e)
+		{
+			Minion_CLI::write($e->getMessage());
+		}
+
+	}
+	
+	public function generate($config, $up = null, $down = null)
 	{
 		$defaults = array(
 			'location'    => APPPATH,
@@ -59,9 +73,7 @@ class Minion_Task_Db_Generate extends Minion_Task
 
 		if ( ! $this->_valid_group($config['group']))
 		{
-			Minion_CLI::write('Please provide a valid --group');
-			Minion_CLI::write('See help for more info');
-			return;
+			throw new ErrorException("Please provide a valid --group\nSee help for more info");
 		}
 
 		$group = $config['group'].'/';
@@ -77,6 +89,8 @@ class Minion_Task_Db_Generate extends Minion_Task
 		$data = Kohana::FILE_SECURITY.View::factory('minion/task/db/generate/template')
 			->set('class', $class)
 			->set('description', $description)
+			->set('up', $up)
+			->set('down', $down)
 			->render();
 
 		if ( ! is_dir(dirname($file)))
@@ -86,8 +100,7 @@ class Minion_Task_Db_Generate extends Minion_Task
 
 		file_put_contents($file, $data);
 
-		Minion_CLI::write('Migration generated: '.$file);
-		return;
+		return $file;
 	}
 
 	/**
diff --git a/views/minion/task/db/generate/template.php b/views/minion/task/db/generate/template.php
index 549ef4d..d8701ca 100644
--- a/views/minion/task/db/generate/template.php
+++ b/views/minion/task/db/generate/template.php
@@ -12,7 +12,12 @@ class <?php echo $class; ?> extends Minion_Migration_Base {
 	 */
 	public function up(Kohana_Database $db)
 	{
+<?php if(!empty($up)): ?>
+<?php echo $up; ?>
+
+<?php else: ?>
 		// $db->query(NULL, 'CREATE TABLE ... ');
+<?php endif; ?>
 	}
 
 	/**
@@ -22,6 +27,11 @@ class <?php echo $class; ?> extends Minion_Migration_Base {
 	 */
 	public function down(Kohana_Database $db)
 	{
+<?php if(!empty($down)): ?>
+<?php echo $down; ?>
+
+<?php else: ?>
 		// $db->query(NULL, 'DROP TABLE ... ');
+<?php endif; ?>
 	}
 }
diff --git a/views/minion/task/db/migrate/exception.php b/views/minion/task/db/migrate/exception.php
index 9a252f3..c5ed39a 100644
--- a/views/minion/task/db/migrate/exception.php
+++ b/views/minion/task/db/migrate/exception.php
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
-Minion encountered an error while executing migration `<?php echo $migration['id']; ?>` (<?php echo $migration['description'] ?>):
+Minion encountered an error while executing migration `<?php echo $migration['id']; ?>` <?php echo (!empty($migration['description']) ? '('.$migration['description'].')' : '') ?>):
 
 <?php echo $error; ?>
diff --git a/views/minion/task/db/status.php b/views/minion/task/db/status.php
index f9a17f4..98b0f1c 100644
--- a/views/minion/task/db/status.php
+++ b/views/minion/task/db/status.php
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
 <?php foreach($groups as $group => $status): ?>
- * <?php echo $group ?> <?php echo ($status !== NULL ? $status['timestamp'].' ('.$status['description'].')' : 'Not installed'); ?>
+ * <?php echo $group ?> <?php echo ($status !== NULL ? $status['timestamp'].' '.( !empty($status['description']) ? '('.$status['description'].')' : '' ) : 'Not installed'); ?>
 
 <?php endforeach; ?>