diff --git a/backend/aci/migrate.py b/backend/aci/migrate.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..8187b31
--- /dev/null
+++ b/backend/aci/migrate.py
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env python3
+import sqlite3
+
+def run_migrations():
+    conn = sqlite3.connect('./checkin.db')
+    db = conn.cursor()
+
+    try:
+        db.execute("CREATE TABLE IF NOT EXISTS code_results (date text, time text, space text, activity text, code text, result boolean)")
+    finally:
+        db.close()
+        conn.close()
diff --git a/backend/app.py b/backend/app.py
index 599ea54..050a1ef 100644
--- a/backend/app.py
+++ b/backend/app.py
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ from fastapi.middleware.cors import CORSMiddleware
 import uvicorn
 
 from aci.db import get_db
+from aci.migrate import run_migrations
 from aci.models import CodeSubmission
 from aci import utils
 
@@ -59,4 +60,5 @@ def current_codes(db: sqlite3.Cursor=Depends(get_db)):
     }
 
 if __name__ == '__main__':
+    run_migrations()
     uvicorn.run(app)
diff --git a/backend/migrate.py b/backend/migrate.py
deleted file mode 100644
index bb9da73..0000000
--- a/backend/migrate.py
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,11 +0,0 @@
-#!/usr/bin/env python3
-import sqlite3
-
-conn = sqlite3.connect('./checkin.db')
-db = conn.cursor()
-
-try:
-    db.execute("CREATE TABLE IF NOT EXISTS code_results (date text, time text, space text, activity text, code text, result boolean)")
-finally:
-    db.close()
-    conn.close()