diff --git a/script/uwsgi_server b/script/uwsgi_server
index e9633892..275b3b93 100755
--- a/script/uwsgi_server
+++ b/script/uwsgi_server
@@ -4,5 +4,8 @@
 
 source "$(dirname "${0}")"/../script/include/global_header.inc.sh
 
+# Before starting the server, apply any pending migrations to the DB
+migrate_db
+
 # Launch UWSGI
 run_command "uwsgi --ini ${UWSGI_CONFIG_FULLPATH}"