diff --git a/Dockerfile b/Dockerfile
index c87ae908..06a5140b 100644
--- a/Dockerfile
+++ b/Dockerfile
@@ -50,5 +50,4 @@ COPY --from=build /myapp/build /myapp/build
 COPY --from=build /myapp/public /myapp/public
 ADD . .
 
-RUN npx prisma migrate deploy
 CMD ["npm", "start"]
diff --git a/fly.toml b/fly.toml
index c04dba03..9d9f1b32 100644
--- a/fly.toml
+++ b/fly.toml
@@ -12,6 +12,8 @@ processes = []
 [experimental]
   allowed_public_ports = []
   auto_rollback = true
+  cmd = "start.sh"
+  entrypoint = "sh"
 
 [mounts]
   source = "data"
diff --git a/start.sh b/start.sh
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..96e221b8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/start.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+# This file is how Fly starts the server (configured in fly.toml). Before starting
+# the server though, we need to run any prisma migrations that haven't yet been
+# run, which is why this file exists in the first place.
+# Learn more: https://community.fly.io/t/sqlite-not-getting-setup-properly/4386
+
+#!/bin/sh
+
+set -ex
+npx prisma migrate deploy
+npm run start