diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 7332a6a..cae6cb3 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ Average Response Time: 12.37 µs
 ```bash
 docker-compose up
 
-docker-compose exec -it app migrate
+# Generate an api key
 docker-compose exec -it app cli --create-user=Admin
 ```
 
@@ -59,7 +59,6 @@ docker run \
     -e APP_URL="http://localhost:4000" \
     sjdonado/bit
 
-docker exec -it bit migrate
 docker exec -it bit cli --create-user=Admin
 ```
 
@@ -83,7 +82,6 @@ dokku config:set bit DATABASE_URL="sqlite3://./sqlite/data.db?journal_mode=wal&s
 dokku ports:add bit http:80:4000
 dokku ports:add bit https:443:4000
 
-dokku run bit migrate
 dokku run bit cli --create-user=Admin
 ```
 
@@ -261,7 +259,6 @@ brew install micrate
 ```
 
 ```bash
-shards run migrate
 shards run bit
 ```
 
diff --git a/app/lib/database.cr b/app/lib/database.cr
index 2a80b65..7bcfbf0 100644
--- a/app/lib/database.cr
+++ b/app/lib/database.cr
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 require "sqlite3"
 require "crecto"
+require"micrate"
 
 module App::Lib
   class Database
@@ -14,5 +15,12 @@ module App::Lib
     if ENV["ENV"] == "development"
       Crecto::DbLogger.set_handler(STDOUT)
     end
+
+    def self.run_migrations
+      Micrate::DB.connection_url = ENV["DATABASE_URL"]
+      Micrate::Cli.run_up
+    end
+
+    run_migrations
   end
 end
diff --git a/benchmark.sh b/benchmark.sh
index 194fe48..255f4db 100755
--- a/benchmark.sh
+++ b/benchmark.sh
@@ -134,12 +134,6 @@ if [ $? -ne 0 ]; then
     exit 1
 fi
 
-docker-compose exec -T app migrate
-if [ $? -ne 0 ]; then
-    echo "Failed to run database migrations."
-    exit 1
-fi
-
 # Create a new user and capture the API key
 output=$(docker-compose exec -T app cli --create-user=Admin)
 api_key=$(echo "$output" | awk -F' ' '/X-Api-Key:/{print $NF}')
diff --git a/scripts/migrate.cr b/scripts/migrate.cr
deleted file mode 100644
index c64d19e..0000000
--- a/scripts/migrate.cr
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,7 +0,0 @@
-require "sqlite3"
-require"micrate"
-
-require "../app/config/env"
-
-Micrate::DB.connection_url = ENV["DATABASE_URL"]
-Micrate::Cli.run_up
diff --git a/shard.yml b/shard.yml
index 9dbc7a5..dc8a4dd 100644
--- a/shard.yml
+++ b/shard.yml
@@ -9,8 +9,6 @@ targets:
     main: bit.cr
   cli:
     main: scripts/cli.cr
-  migrate:
-    main: scripts/migrate.cr
 
 dependencies:
   kemal: