diff --git a/manifests/05-migration-job.yaml b/manifests/05-migration-job.yaml
index b49e4ff..6f305be 100644
--- a/manifests/05-migration-job.yaml
+++ b/manifests/05-migration-job.yaml
@@ -18,7 +18,13 @@ spec:
       containers:
         - name: migrate
           image: gitea.infrastructure.helmholz.cloud/gitea_admin/nextgen-be:latest
-          command: ["alembic", "upgrade", "head"]
+          command:
+            - /bin/sh
+            - -c
+            - |
+              set -e
+              alembic upgrade head
+              python -m app.db.seed_dev
           envFrom:
             - secretRef:
                 name: nextgen-be-db