diff --git a/Dockerfile b/Dockerfile
index ec4f1516..6dc415aa 100644
--- a/Dockerfile
+++ b/Dockerfile
@@ -18,16 +18,17 @@ RUN pipenv install --dev
 
 ENV FLASK_APP=./crc/__init__.py
 
+# include rejoiner code (gets overriden by local changes)
+COPY . /crc-workflow/
+
 # run migrations
 CMD ["pipenv", "run", "flask", "db", "upgrade"]
 CMD ["pipenv", "run", "flask", "load-example-data"]
 
-# include rejoiner code (gets overriden by local changes)
-COPY . /crc-workflow/
-
 # run webserver by default
 CMD ["pipenv", "run", "python", "/crc-workflow/run.py"]
 
+
 # expose ports
 EXPOSE 5000