diff --git a/.circleci/config.yml b/.circleci/config.yml
index c022baf..122136b 100644
--- a/.circleci/config.yml
+++ b/.circleci/config.yml
@@ -72,11 +72,11 @@ jobs:
             # fallback to using the latest cache if no exact match is found
     
       - run:
-          name: db & migrate 
+          name: db migrate 
           command: |
             . venv/bin/activate
             sleep 1
-            flask db init
+            flask db migrate
           environment:
             CONDUIT_SECRET: 'something-really-secret'
             FLASK_APP: /home/circleci/repo/autoapp.py
@@ -92,11 +92,10 @@ jobs:
       # https://pytest.org
       # https://nose.readthedocs.io
       - run:
-          name: run upgrade & tests
+          name: run tests
           command: |
             . venv/bin/activate
             sleep 1
-            flask db upgrade
             flask test
           environment:
             CONDUIT_SECRET: 'something-really-secret'