diff --git a/postdeploy.sh b/postdeploy.sh
index 5072e00..8f7abb8 100755
--- a/postdeploy.sh
+++ b/postdeploy.sh
@@ -5,7 +5,10 @@ set -eu -o pipefail
 setup_db() {
     set -eu
 
-    gitea migrate
+    if [ -f "/data/gitea/conf/app.ini" ]; then
+      echo "====> Running database migration"
+      gitea migrate
+    fi
 }
 
 setup_root_user() {