diff --git a/backend/src/app.py b/backend/src/app.py
index 07f1e17..f49c30a 100644
--- a/backend/src/app.py
+++ b/backend/src/app.py
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ from fastapi_jwt_auth.exceptions import AuthJWTException
 from pydantic import BaseModel
 
 import src.settings as settings
+from src.database.alembic import run_migrations
 from src.database.database import init_db
 from src.exceptions.base_exception import BaseException
 from src.exceptions.exception_handlers import (auth_exception_handler,
@@ -22,6 +23,10 @@ app = FastAPI(title="SignDataCollector", version="0.0.1")
 async def on_startup():
     await init_db()
 
+    # run migrations
+    await run_migrations()
+
+
 
 class AuthSettings(BaseModel):
     """AuthSettings model"""
diff --git a/backend/src/database/alembic.py b/backend/src/database/alembic.py
new file mode 100755
index 0000000..2a3bd75
--- /dev/null
+++ b/backend/src/database/alembic.py
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+from alembic import command
+from alembic.config import Config
+
+
+async def run_migrations():
+    alembic_cfg = Config("alembic.ini")
+    await command.upgrade(alembic_cfg, "head")
+
diff --git a/backend/src/database/engine.py b/backend/src/database/engine.py
index 5fa094a..89054a5 100644
--- a/backend/src/database/engine.py
+++ b/backend/src/database/engine.py
@@ -16,7 +16,6 @@ def _custom_json_serializer(*args, **kwargs) -> str:
     """
     return json.dumps(*args, default=pydantic.json.pydantic_encoder, **kwargs)
 
-print(settings.DB_USE_SQLITE)
 # check if the engine must be created for the tests -> in memory sqlite
 if settings.TEST_MODE:
     engine = create_async_engine(