diff --git a/app.go b/app.go
index 0b42ec5..540b496 100644
--- a/app.go
+++ b/app.go
@@ -637,12 +637,18 @@ func adminInitDatabase(app *app) error {
 	}
 
 	// Set up migrations table
-	log.Info("Updating appmigrations table...")
+	log.Info("Initializing appmigrations table...")
 	err = migrations.SetInitialMigrations(migrations.NewDatastore(app.db.DB, app.db.driverName))
 	if err != nil {
 		return fmt.Errorf("Unable to set initial migrations: %v", err)
 	}
 
+	log.Info("Running migrations...")
+	err = migrations.Migrate(migrations.NewDatastore(app.db.DB, app.db.driverName))
+	if err != nil {
+		return fmt.Errorf("migrate: %s", err)
+	}
+
 	log.Info("Done.")
 	return nil
 }
diff --git a/migrations/migrations.go b/migrations/migrations.go
index 9d73f86..70e4b7b 100644
--- a/migrations/migrations.go
+++ b/migrations/migrations.go
@@ -65,7 +65,8 @@ func CurrentVer() int {
 }
 
 func SetInitialMigrations(db *datastore) error {
-	_, err := db.Exec("INSERT INTO appmigrations (version, migrated, result) VALUES (?, "+db.now()+", ?)", CurrentVer(), "")
+	// Included schema files represent changes up to V1, so note that in the database
+	_, err := db.Exec("INSERT INTO appmigrations (version, migrated, result) VALUES (?, "+db.now()+", ?)", 1, "")
 	if err != nil {
 		return err
 	}