diff --git a/postdeploy.sh b/postdeploy.sh
index 8f7abb8..b2bfc28 100755
--- a/postdeploy.sh
+++ b/postdeploy.sh
@@ -5,10 +5,8 @@ set -eu -o pipefail
 setup_db() {
     set -eu
 
-    if [ -f "/data/gitea/conf/app.ini" ]; then
-      echo "====> Running database migration"
-      gitea migrate
-    fi
+    echo "====> Running database migration"
+    gitea migrate
 }
 
 setup_root_user() {
@@ -18,8 +16,6 @@ setup_root_user() {
 
     if [[ "${user_count}" == "0" ]]; then
         echo "====> Setting up root user for first run"
-
-
         if gitea admin create-user --username "$ADMIN_USER" --password "$ADMIN_PASS" --email "$ADMIN_MAIL" --admin; then
             echo "====> root user added"
         else
@@ -32,8 +28,10 @@ setup_root_user() {
 main() {
     set -eu
 
-    setup_db
-    setup_root_user
+    if [ -f "/data/gitea/conf/app.ini" ]; then
+      setup_db
+      setup_root_user
+    fi
 }
 
 main