diff --git a/roles/django/handlers/main.yml b/roles/django/handlers/main.yml
index 7354a94..10dc2cc 100644
--- a/roles/django/handlers/main.yml
+++ b/roles/django/handlers/main.yml
@@ -4,3 +4,6 @@
 
 - name: service uwsgi start/enable
   service: name=uwsgi state=restarted enabled=yes
+
+- name: django syncdb
+  command: chdir=/opt/mysite/mysite python manage.py syncdb
diff --git a/roles/django/tasks/main.yml b/roles/django/tasks/main.yml
index 8afa93a..d137204 100644
--- a/roles/django/tasks/main.yml
+++ b/roles/django/tasks/main.yml
@@ -28,7 +28,9 @@
 
 - name: get the webapp
   git: repo=git://github.com/fdavis/django-site.git force=yes dest=/opt/mysite
-  notify: service uwsgi start/enable
+  notify: 
+    - service uwsgi start/enable
+    - django syncdb
   tags:
     - gitpull