diff --git a/playbooks/manual/upgrade/odcs.yml b/playbooks/manual/upgrade/odcs.yml
index 5d24e2d2d4..44e26c168c 100644
--- a/playbooks/manual/upgrade/odcs.yml
+++ b/playbooks/manual/upgrade/odcs.yml
@@ -74,6 +74,8 @@
    - /srv/web/infra/ansible/vars/global.yml
    - "/srv/private/ansible/vars.yml"
    - /srv/web/infra/ansible/vars/{{ ansible_distribution }}.yml
+  vars:
+    odcs_migrate_db: True
   handlers:
   - import_tasks: "{{ handlers_path }}/restart_services.yml"