diff --git a/lib/magpie/release_tasks.ex b/lib/magpie/release_tasks.ex
index 4a6f1b0..a77b089 100644
--- a/lib/magpie/release_tasks.ex
+++ b/lib/magpie/release_tasks.ex
@@ -6,6 +6,6 @@ defmodule Magpie.ReleaseTasks do
 
   def db_migrate do
     Application.load(:magpie)
-    {:ok, _, _} = Migrator.with_repo(:magpie, &Migrator.run(&1, :up, all: true))
+    {:ok, _, _} = Migrator.with_repo(Magpie.Repo, &Migrator.run(&1, :up, all: true))
   end
 end
diff --git a/rel/overlays/db_migrate.sh b/rel/overlays/db_migrate.sh
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..eaad4f8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/rel/overlays/db_migrate.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+#!/bin/sh
+
+bin/magpie eval 'Magpie.ReleaseTasks.db_migrate()'