diff --git a/services/directory/src/FilterLists.Directory.Api/Program.cs b/services/directory/src/FilterLists.Directory.Api/Program.cs
index 29a7a2e6f..c61f142ea 100644
--- a/services/directory/src/FilterLists.Directory.Api/Program.cs
+++ b/services/directory/src/FilterLists.Directory.Api/Program.cs
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 using System.Threading.Tasks;
+using FilterLists.Directory.Infrastructure.Persistence;
 using Microsoft.AspNetCore.Hosting;
 using Microsoft.Extensions.Hosting;
 
@@ -8,13 +9,15 @@ public static class Program
     {
         public static async Task Main(string[] args)
         {
-            await CreateHostBuilder(args).Build().RunAsync();
+            var host = CreateHostBuilder(args).Build();
+            await host.MigrateAsync();
+            await host.RunAsync();
         }
 
         public static IHostBuilder CreateHostBuilder(string[] args)
         {
             return Host.CreateDefaultBuilder(args)
-                .ConfigureWebHostDefaults(webBuilder => { webBuilder.UseStartup<Startup>(); });
+                .ConfigureWebHostDefaults(webBuilder => webBuilder.UseStartup<Startup>());
         }
     }
 }
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/services/directory/src/FilterLists.Directory.Infrastructure/FilterLists.Directory.Infrastructure.csproj b/services/directory/src/FilterLists.Directory.Infrastructure/FilterLists.Directory.Infrastructure.csproj
index 0b1f8ab5f..0695aab5c 100644
--- a/services/directory/src/FilterLists.Directory.Infrastructure/FilterLists.Directory.Infrastructure.csproj
+++ b/services/directory/src/FilterLists.Directory.Infrastructure/FilterLists.Directory.Infrastructure.csproj
@@ -29,6 +29,7 @@
       <PrivateAssets>all</PrivateAssets>
       <IncludeAssets>runtime; build; native; contentfiles; analyzers; buildtransitive</IncludeAssets>
     </PackageReference>
+    <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.Extensions.Hosting.Abstractions" Version="3.1.7" />
     <PackageReference Include="Npgsql.EntityFrameworkCore.PostgreSQL" Version="3.1.4" />
   </ItemGroup>
 
diff --git a/services/directory/src/FilterLists.Directory.Infrastructure/Persistence/SeedExtensions.cs b/services/directory/src/FilterLists.Directory.Infrastructure/Persistence/SeedExtensions.cs
index ebbb3a510..4b16ccb83 100644
--- a/services/directory/src/FilterLists.Directory.Infrastructure/Persistence/SeedExtensions.cs
+++ b/services/directory/src/FilterLists.Directory.Infrastructure/Persistence/SeedExtensions.cs
@@ -2,11 +2,28 @@
 using System.Collections.Generic;
 using System.IO;
 using System.Text.Json;
+using System.Threading.Tasks;
+using FilterLists.Directory.Infrastructure.Persistence.Queries.Context;
+using Microsoft.EntityFrameworkCore;
 using Microsoft.EntityFrameworkCore.Metadata.Builders;
+using Microsoft.Extensions.DependencyInjection;
+using Microsoft.Extensions.Hosting;
 
 namespace FilterLists.Directory.Infrastructure.Persistence
 {
-    internal static class SeedExtensions
+    public static class SeedExtension
+    {
+        public static async Task MigrateAsync(this IHost host)
+        {
+            _ = host ?? throw new ArgumentNullException(nameof(host));
+
+            using var scope = host.Services.CreateScope();
+            var db = scope.ServiceProvider.GetRequiredService<QueryDbContext>();
+            await db.Database.MigrateAsync();
+        }
+    }
+
+    internal static class SeedConfigurationExtension
     {
         public static void HasDataJsonFile<TEntity>(this EntityTypeBuilder entityTypeBuilder)
         {