diff --git a/toolkit/components/places/public/nsIAnnotationService.idl b/toolkit/components/places/public/nsIAnnotationService.idl
index ae03628fec8f..97ecf32a3b93 100644
--- a/toolkit/components/places/public/nsIAnnotationService.idl
+++ b/toolkit/components/places/public/nsIAnnotationService.idl
@@ -71,25 +71,16 @@ interface nsIAnnotationService : nsISupports
      * to time.
      */
 
-    // For annotations that only live as long as the URI is in history
-    // (eg: Has >0 visits).
-    const unsigned short EXPIRE_WITH_HISTORY = 0;
-
-    // For data that should never expire. Must be explictly removed.
-    const unsigned short EXPIRE_NEVER = 1;
-
     // For temporary data that can be discarded when the user exits.
     // Removed at application exit.
-    const unsigned short EXPIRE_SESSION = 2;
+    const unsigned short EXPIRE_SESSION = 0;
 
-    // For short-lived temporary data that you still want to outlast a session.
-    // Removed at 7 days.
-    const unsigned short EXPIRE_DAYS = 3;
+    // NOTE: 1 is skipped due to it's temporary use as EXPIRE_NEVER in bug #319455.
 
     // For general page settings, things the user is interested in seeing
     // if they come back to this page some time in the near future.
     // Removed at 30 days. 
-    const unsigned short EXPIRE_WEEKS = 4;
+    const unsigned short EXPIRE_WEEKS = 2;
 
     // Something that the user will be interested in seeing in their
     // history like favicons. If they haven't visited a page in a couple
@@ -97,7 +88,18 @@ interface nsIAnnotationService : nsISupports
     // the positions of things, or other stuff you create, so put that in
     // the weeks policy.
     // Removed at 180 days.
-    const unsigned short EXPIRE_MONTHS = 5;
+    const unsigned short EXPIRE_MONTHS = 3;
+
+    // For data that should never expire. Must be explictly removed.
+    const unsigned short EXPIRE_NEVER = 4;
+
+    // For annotations that only live as long as the URI is in history
+    // (eg: Has >0 visits).
+    const unsigned short EXPIRE_WITH_HISTORY = 5;
+
+    // For short-lived temporary data that you still want to outlast a session.
+    // Removed at 7 days.
+    const unsigned short EXPIRE_DAYS = 6;
 
     // type constants
     const unsigned short TYPE_INT32  = 1;
diff --git a/toolkit/components/places/src/nsNavBookmarks.cpp b/toolkit/components/places/src/nsNavBookmarks.cpp
index 24ac4a3d9a8c..a9864c4e4963 100644
--- a/toolkit/components/places/src/nsNavBookmarks.cpp
+++ b/toolkit/components/places/src/nsNavBookmarks.cpp
@@ -493,6 +493,34 @@ nsNavBookmarks::InitToolbarFolder()
       NS_ENSURE_SUCCESS(rv, rv);
       rv = SetToolbarFolder(toolbarFolder);
       NS_ENSURE_SUCCESS(rv, rv);
+    } else {
+      /**
+      * XXXdietrich: temporary migration code to fix bug 389808.
+      *              should be removed some time after alpha 7. 
+      */
+      
+      nsCOMPtr<mozIStorageStatement> getToolbarFolderStatement;
+      rv = dbConn->CreateStatement(NS_LITERAL_CSTRING("SELECT id from moz_bookmarks WHERE title = ?1 AND type = ?2"),
+                                   getter_AddRefs(getToolbarFolderStatement));
+      NS_ENSURE_SUCCESS(rv, rv);
+      
+      nsXPIDLString toolbarTitle;
+      rv = mBundle->GetStringFromName(NS_LITERAL_STRING("PlacesBookmarksToolbarTitle").get(),
+                                      getter_Copies(toolbarTitle));
+      NS_ENSURE_SUCCESS(rv, rv);
+      rv = getToolbarFolderStatement->BindStringParameter(0, toolbarTitle);
+      NS_ENSURE_SUCCESS(rv, rv);
+      rv = getToolbarFolderStatement->BindInt32Parameter(1, TYPE_FOLDER);
+      NS_ENSURE_SUCCESS(rv, rv);
+      rv = getToolbarFolderStatement->ExecuteStep(&hasResult);
+      NS_ENSURE_SUCCESS(rv, rv);
+      if (hasResult) {
+        PRInt64 toolbarFolder;
+        rv = getToolbarFolderStatement->GetInt64(0, &toolbarFolder);
+        NS_ENSURE_SUCCESS(rv, rv);
+        rv = SetToolbarFolder(toolbarFolder);
+        NS_ENSURE_SUCCESS(rv, rv);
+      }
     }
     return NS_OK;
   }
diff --git a/toolkit/components/places/src/nsNavHistoryExpire.cpp b/toolkit/components/places/src/nsNavHistoryExpire.cpp
index 727cc004c5d1..7cadde99e58c 100644
--- a/toolkit/components/places/src/nsNavHistoryExpire.cpp
+++ b/toolkit/components/places/src/nsNavHistoryExpire.cpp
@@ -542,6 +542,10 @@ nsNavHistoryExpire::EraseAnnotations(mozIStorageConnection* aConnection,
 //
 //    Periodic expiration of annotations that have time-sensitive
 //    expiration policies.
+//
+//    NOTE: Always specify the exact policy constant, as they're
+//    not guaranteed to be in numerical order.
+//
 nsresult
 nsNavHistoryExpire::ExpireAnnotations(mozIStorageConnection* aConnection)
 {