diff --git a/postdeploy.sh b/postdeploy.sh
index 59e52ae..f2679c8 100755
--- a/postdeploy.sh
+++ b/postdeploy.sh
@@ -2,10 +2,16 @@
 
 set -eu -o pipefail
 
+setup_db() {
+    set -eu
+
+    gitea migrate
+}
+
 setup_root_user() {
     set -eu
 
-    user_count=$(sqlite3 /data/gitea.db "SELECT count(*) FROM user;")
+    user_count=$(sqlite3 /data/gitea.db "SELECT count(*) FROM USER;")
 
     if [[ "${user_count}" == "0" ]]; then
         echo "==> Setting up root user for first run"
@@ -22,6 +28,7 @@ setup_root_user() {
 main() {
     set -eu
 
+    setup_db
     setup_root_user
 }