diff --git a/.circleci/config.yml b/.circleci/config.yml
index 3fe8a93..9ed16d6 100644
--- a/.circleci/config.yml
+++ b/.circleci/config.yml
@@ -49,6 +49,14 @@ jobs:
             - ./venv
           key: v1-dependencies-{{ checksum "requirements.txt" }}
 
+
+      # Migrate our database (if needed)
+      - run:
+          name: run migration
+          command: |
+            . venv/bin/activate
+            python manage.py migrate
+
       # run tests!
       # this example uses Django's built-in test-runner
       # other common Python testing frameworks include pytest and nose