diff --git a/config/initializers/migrate.rb b/config/initializers/migrate.rb
index 4f3093495..1e0704edd 100644
--- a/config/initializers/migrate.rb
+++ b/config/initializers/migrate.rb
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 # frozen_string_literal: true
 
 Rails.configuration.to_prepare do
-  ActiveRecord::Tasks::DatabaseTasks.migrate if ENV['RAILS_ENV'] == 'production'
+  ActiveRecord::Tasks::DatabaseTasks.migrate if ENV['RAILS_ENV'] == 'production' && ENV['RUN_MIGRATIONS'] != 'false'
 end