diff --git a/api/src/utils/db.go b/api/src/utils/db.go
index 5e10c30..af2b728 100644
--- a/api/src/utils/db.go
+++ b/api/src/utils/db.go
@@ -38,6 +38,8 @@ func runMigrations(db *sql.DB) {
 
 	err = m.Up()
 	if err != nil {
-		log.Fatal("Could not run migrations: ", err)
+		if err.Error() != "no change" {
+			log.Fatal("Could not run migrations: ", err)
+		}
 	}
 }