diff --git a/src/services/storage/db.ts b/src/services/storage/db.ts
index 8f5722f0..7fa86a94 100644
--- a/src/services/storage/db.ts
+++ b/src/services/storage/db.ts
@@ -68,4 +68,17 @@ export default async (settings: DbSettings, migrations: Function[]): Promise<{ s
         return { source, executedMigrations }
     }
     return { source, executedMigrations: [] }
+}
+
+export const runFakeMigration = async (databaseFile: string, migrations: Function[]) => {
+    const source = await new DataSource({
+        type: "sqlite",
+        database: databaseFile,
+        // logging: true,
+        entities: [User, UserReceivingInvoice, UserReceivingAddress, AddressReceivingTransaction, UserInvoicePayment, UserTransactionPayment,
+            UserBasicAuth, UserEphemeralKey, Product, UserToUserPayment, Application, ApplicationUser, UserToUserPayment],
+        //synchronize: true,
+        migrations
+    }).initialize()
+    return source.runMigrations({ fake: true })
 }
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diff --git a/src/services/storage/migrations/runner.ts b/src/services/storage/migrations/runner.ts
index cc35c702..3c81aa2f 100644
--- a/src/services/storage/migrations/runner.ts
+++ b/src/services/storage/migrations/runner.ts
@@ -1,38 +1,21 @@
 import { PubLogger } from '../../helpers/logger.js'
-import { DbSettings } from '../db.js'
+import { DbSettings, runFakeMigration } from '../db.js'
 import Storage, { StorageSettings } from '../index.js'
 import { Initial1703170309875 } from './1703170309875-initial.js'
 import { LndMetrics1703170330183 } from './1703170330183-lnd_metrics.js'
 import { ChannelRouting1709316653538 } from './1709316653538-channel_routing.js'
-const allMigrations = [LndMetrics1703170330183, ChannelRouting1709316653538]
+const allMigrations = [Initial1703170309875]
+const allMetricsMigrations = [LndMetrics1703170330183, ChannelRouting1709316653538]
 export const TypeOrmMigrationRunner = async (log: PubLogger, storageManager: Storage, settings: DbSettings, arg: string | undefined): Promise<boolean> => {
-    if (arg === 'initial_migration') {
-        await connectAndMigrate(log, storageManager, true, settings, [Initial1703170309875], [])
+    if (arg === 'fake_initial_migration') {
+        runFakeMigration(settings.databaseFile, [Initial1703170309875])
         return true
-    } else if (arg === 'lnd_metrics_migration') {
-        await connectAndMigrate(log, storageManager, true, settings, [], [LndMetrics1703170330183])
-        return true
-    } else if (arg === 'channel_routing_migration') {
-        await connectAndMigrate(log, storageManager, true, settings, [], [ChannelRouting1709316653538])
-        return true
-    } else if (arg === 'all_migrations') {
-        await connectAndMigrate(log, storageManager, true, settings, [], allMigrations)
-        return true
-    } else if (settings.migrate) {
-        await connectAndMigrate(log, storageManager, false, settings, [], allMigrations)
-        return false
     }
-    await connectAndMigrate(log, storageManager, false, settings, [], [])
+    await connectAndMigrate(log, storageManager, allMigrations, allMetricsMigrations)
     return false
 }
 
-const connectAndMigrate = async (log: PubLogger, storageManager: Storage, manual: boolean, settings: DbSettings, migrations: Function[], metricsMigrations: Function[]) => {
-    if (manual && settings.migrate) {
-        throw new Error("auto migration is enabled, no need to run manual migration")
-    }
-    if (migrations.length > 0) {
-        log("will add", migrations.length, "typeorm migrations...")
-    }
+const connectAndMigrate = async (log: PubLogger, storageManager: Storage, migrations: Function[], metricsMigrations: Function[]) => {
     const { executedMigrations, executedMetricsMigrations } = await storageManager.Connect(migrations, metricsMigrations)
     if (migrations.length > 0) {
         log(executedMigrations.length, "of", migrations.length, "migrations were executed correctly")
@@ -43,5 +26,4 @@ const connectAndMigrate = async (log: PubLogger, storageManager: Storage, manual
         log(executedMetricsMigrations.length, "of", metricsMigrations.length, "metrics migrations were executed correctly")
         log(executedMetricsMigrations)
     }
-
 }
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