diff --git a/.github/workflows/treetracker-api-build-deploy-dev.yml b/.github/workflows/treetracker-api-build-deploy-dev.yml
index 9278a78..e00c6ed 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/treetracker-api-build-deploy-dev.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/treetracker-api-build-deploy-dev.yml
@@ -44,6 +44,11 @@ jobs:
       - name: run ESLint
         run: npm run lint
         working-directory: ${{ env.project-directory }}
+      - name: run migrate
+        run: npm run migrate
+        working-directory: ${{ env.project-directory }}
+        env:
+          DATABASE_URL: postgresql://postgres:postgres@postgres/postgres
       - name: run api tests
         run: npm run test
         working-directory: ${{ env.project-directory }}