diff --git a/lib/tasks/app_initializer.rake b/lib/tasks/app_initializer.rake
index 092ce9496..bbc000885 100644
--- a/lib/tasks/app_initializer.rake
+++ b/lib/tasks/app_initializer.rake
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ namespace :app_initializer do
 
     puts "\n== Preparing database =="
     system("bin/rails db:prepare") || exit!(1)
+    Rake::Task["db:migrate"].execute # it'll re-alphabetize the columns in `schema.rb`
 
     puts "\n== Updating Data =="
     Rake::Task["data_updates:enqueue_data_update_worker"].execute