diff --git a/wizard-server/src/main/java/org/cobbzilla/wizard/server/listener/FlywayMigrationListener.java b/wizard-server/src/main/java/org/cobbzilla/wizard/server/listener/FlywayMigrationListener.java
index 24b8333..80ef179 100644
--- a/wizard-server/src/main/java/org/cobbzilla/wizard/server/listener/FlywayMigrationListener.java
+++ b/wizard-server/src/main/java/org/cobbzilla/wizard/server/listener/FlywayMigrationListener.java
@@ -32,13 +32,7 @@ public class FlywayMigrationListener<C extends RestServerConfiguration> extends
         this.server = server;
         final PgRestServerConfiguration configuration = (PgRestServerConfiguration) server.getConfiguration();
         if (configuration.getDatabase().isMigrationEnabled()) {
-            // does the flyway table exist? If not, this is a first-time setup
-            if (configuration.tableExists(getFlywayTableName())) {
-                migrate(configuration);
-            } else {
-                log.warn("beforeStart: database schema does not seem to exist, will create it");
-                configuration.getDatabase().getHibernate().setHbm2ddlAuto("create");
-            }
+            migrate(configuration);
         }
         super.beforeStart(server);
     }