diff --git a/roles/copr/frontend/tasks/main.yml b/roles/copr/frontend/tasks/main.yml
index 1b61ef35f2..12ad7c9807 100644
--- a/roles/copr/frontend/tasks/main.yml
+++ b/roles/copr/frontend/tasks/main.yml
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@
 - include: "psql_setup.yml"
 
 - name: populate db
-  command: ./manage.py create_db
+  command: ./manage.py create_db --alembic alembic.ini
   sudo: yes
   sudo_user: copr-fe
   args: