diff --git a/scripts/migrate.sh b/scripts/migrate.sh
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+#!/bin/bash
+
+#Check if the migrate command is available
+if ! command -v migrate &> /dev/null; then
+    echo "migrate could not be found"
+    exit 1
+fi
+
+
+#Execute migrate up
+migrate -path ./migrations -database "$DATABASE_URL" -verbose up