diff --git a/admin/index.php b/admin/index.php
index 60d96d6a..ab015cc6 100644
--- a/admin/index.php
+++ b/admin/index.php
@@ -47,7 +47,6 @@ $hooks->load();
 
 require SYSTEM . 'status.php';
 require SYSTEM . 'login.php';
-require SYSTEM . 'migrate.php';
 require __DIR__ . '/includes/functions.php';
 
 $twig->addGlobal('config', $config);
diff --git a/index.php b/index.php
index e15abb21..70bfdebf 100644
--- a/index.php
+++ b/index.php
@@ -100,8 +100,6 @@ $twig->addGlobal('status', $status);
 
 require_once SYSTEM . 'router.php';
 
-require SYSTEM . 'migrate.php';
-
 $hooks->trigger(HOOK_STARTUP);
 
 // anonymous usage statistics
diff --git a/system/init.php b/system/init.php
index 9175db9b..057bb7a4 100644
--- a/system/init.php
+++ b/system/init.php
@@ -127,6 +127,9 @@ require_once SYSTEM . 'libs/pot/OTS.php';
 $ots = POT::getInstance();
 require_once SYSTEM . 'database.php';
 
+// execute migrations
+require SYSTEM . 'migrate.php';
+
 // settings
 require_once LIBS . 'Settings.php';
 $settings = Settings::getInstance();