diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index c5ea612..5f50ca7 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -67,7 +67,7 @@ run: ## Run the container
 deploy: build login push ## Build the Docker image and push it to the Docker Hub
 
 migrate: ## Run database migrations for the app
-	alembic upgrade head
+	tox -e migrate
 
 frontend: ## Compile the frontend assets
 	npm run build
diff --git a/tox.ini b/tox.ini
index 87ec329..9a8c388 100644
--- a/tox.ini
+++ b/tox.ini
@@ -31,7 +31,6 @@ passenv =
   S3_LAMBDA_ARN
   S3_LAMBDA_HOOK_SECRET
 commands =
-  alembic upgrade head
   py.test \
     --cov {[tox]package} \
     --cov-report term-missing \
@@ -44,3 +43,9 @@ commands =
   pylama \
     {toxinidir}/{[tox]package} \
     {posargs}
+
+[testenv:migrate]
+deps =
+  -r{toxinidir}/requirements.txt
+commands =
+  alembic {posargs:upgrade head}