diff --git a/playbooks/manual/upgrade/pdc.yml b/playbooks/manual/upgrade/pdc.yml
index 3aaad74b45..4f9c51d256 100644
--- a/playbooks/manual/upgrade/pdc.yml
+++ b/playbooks/manual/upgrade/pdc.yml
@@ -60,7 +60,7 @@
     ignore_errors: true
   - service: name="httpd" state=stopped
   - name: Upgrade the database, only on the primary web node.
-    command: python /usr/lib/python2.7/site-packages/pdc/manage.py syncdb --noinput
+    command: python /usr/lib/python2.7/site-packages/pdc/manage.py migrate --noinput
     args:
         chdir: /usr/lib/python2.7/site-packages/pdc/
     when: inventory_hostname_short == 'pdc-web01'