diff --git a/internal/actions/local/migrate/command/ensure_db.go b/internal/actions/local/migrate/command/ensure_db.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..3aacd1a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/internal/actions/local/migrate/command/ensure_db.go
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+package command
+
+import (
+	"github.com/Drafteame/draft/internal/pkg/exec"
+)
+
+func runInitSQL() error {
+	cmd := `docker exec -i api-local-postgres psql -U root -d postgres -f /docker-entrypoint-initdb.d/init.sql`
+	_, err := exec.Command(cmd)
+	return err
+}
diff --git a/internal/actions/local/migrate/command/exec.go b/internal/actions/local/migrate/command/exec.go
index 5885fc1..5c6bd40 100644
--- a/internal/actions/local/migrate/command/exec.go
+++ b/internal/actions/local/migrate/command/exec.go
@@ -2,6 +2,8 @@ package command
 
 import (
 	"fmt"
+
+	"github.com/Drafteame/draft/internal/pkg/log"
 )
 
 func (a *Action) Exec() error {
@@ -10,6 +12,12 @@ func (a *Action) Exec() error {
 		return fmt.Errorf("failed to load local migrations config: %w", err)
 	}
 
+	if a.Input.Command == "up" {
+		if err := runInitSQL(); err != nil {
+			log.Warnf("failed to run init sql: %v", err)
+		}
+	}
+
 	if a.Input.All {
 		if errAll := a.migrateAll(config); errAll != nil {
 			return fmt.Errorf("failed to execute '%s' migration on all databases: %w", a.Input.Command, errAll)