diff --git a/rel/overlays/bin/server b/rel/overlays/bin/server
index c068249..7538d94 100755
--- a/rel/overlays/bin/server
+++ b/rel/overlays/bin/server
@@ -2,4 +2,8 @@
 set -eu
 
 cd -P -- "$(dirname -- "$0")"
+
+# Run migrations before starting the server
+./localspot eval Localspot.Release.migrate
+
 PHX_SERVER=true exec ./localspot start