diff --git a/playbooks/manual/upgrade/pagure.yml b/playbooks/manual/upgrade/pagure.yml
index 1d2da344c8..a97c3ad98a 100644
--- a/playbooks/manual/upgrade/pagure.yml
+++ b/playbooks/manual/upgrade/pagure.yml
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@
         PAGURE_CONFIG: /etc/pagure/pagure.cfg
 
   - name: Upgrade the database
-    command: /usr/bin/alembic -c /etc/pagure/alembic.ini /upgrade head
+    command: /usr/bin/alembic -c /etc/pagure/alembic.ini upgrade head
     args:
       chdir: /etc/pagure/
     environment: