diff --git a/Dockerfile b/Dockerfile
index fae1657f..fc86ddb0 100644
--- a/Dockerfile
+++ b/Dockerfile
@@ -17,7 +17,6 @@ RUN pip install pipenv && \
 COPY . /app/
 
 ENV FLASK_APP=/app/crc/__init__.py
-CMD ["pipenv", "run", "flask", "db", "upgrade"]
 CMD ["pipenv", "run", "python", "/app/run.py"]
 
 # expose ports
diff --git a/docker_run.sh b/docker_run.sh
index 95792392..1ff01c11 100755
--- a/docker_run.sh
+++ b/docker_run.sh
@@ -3,17 +3,15 @@
 # run migrations
 export FLASK_APP=./crc/__init__.py
 
-for entry in ./instance/* ; do
-  echo "$entry"
-  cat $entry
-done
-
 if [ "$DOWNGRADE_DB" = "true" ]; then
-  echo 'Downgrading...'
+  echo 'Downgrading database...'
   pipenv run flask db downgrade
 fi
 
-pipenv run flask db upgrade
+if [ "$UPGRADE_DB" = "true" ]; then
+  echo 'Upgrading database...'
+  pipenv run flask db upgrade
+fi
 
 if [ "$RESET_DB" = "true" ]; then
   echo 'Resetting database...'