diff --git a/.circleci/config.yml b/.circleci/config.yml
index 8595cbf..c7e6439 100644
--- a/.circleci/config.yml
+++ b/.circleci/config.yml
@@ -35,6 +35,12 @@ jobs:
           keys:
             - v3-dependencies-{{ checksum "requirements/dev.txt" }}-{{ checksum "requirements/prod.txt" }}
             - v3-dependencies-
+      - run:
+          name: flask upgrade
+          command: |
+            . venv/bin/activate
+            sleep 1
+            flask db upgrade
       - run:
           name: Run unit tests
           command: |
@@ -84,4 +90,4 @@ workflows:
             - start_test
       - buildandpush_dockerhub:
           requires:
-            - build
\ No newline at end of file
+            - buildandpush_dockerhub
\ No newline at end of file