diff --git a/cmd/flags/config.go b/cmd/flags/config.go
index ecb63ab..0f047c3 100644
--- a/cmd/flags/config.go
+++ b/cmd/flags/config.go
@@ -15,4 +15,6 @@ var (
 	GitHubBaseURL string
 
 	DataDir string
+
+	ForceAutoMigrate bool
 )
diff --git a/cmd/root.go b/cmd/root.go
index 43da85c..7f13e5a 100644
--- a/cmd/root.go
+++ b/cmd/root.go
@@ -40,6 +40,7 @@ func init() {
 		home = "~"
 	}
 	RootCmd.PersistentFlags().StringVar(&flags.DataDir, "data-dir", filepath.Join(home, ".synctv"), "data dir")
+	RootCmd.PersistentFlags().BoolVar(&flags.ForceAutoMigrate, "force-auto-migrate", false, "force auto migrate")
 }
 
 func init() {
diff --git a/internal/db/update.go b/internal/db/update.go
index f46636f..68b4ffe 100644
--- a/internal/db/update.go
+++ b/internal/db/update.go
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ import (
 	"fmt"
 
 	log "github.com/sirupsen/logrus"
+	"github.com/synctv-org/synctv/cmd/flags"
 	"github.com/synctv-org/synctv/internal/conf"
 	"github.com/synctv-org/synctv/internal/model"
 	"gorm.io/gorm"
@@ -55,8 +56,8 @@ func UpgradeDatabase() error {
 		if err != nil {
 			return err
 		}
-		currentVersion := setting.Value
-		if currentVersion != CurrentVersion {
+		currentVersion = setting.Value
+		if flags.ForceAutoMigrate || currentVersion != CurrentVersion {
 			err = autoMigrate(models...)
 			if err != nil {
 				return err