diff --git a/Makefile.local b/Makefile.local
index a3e834c1..81c20fa7 100644
--- a/Makefile.local
+++ b/Makefile.local
@@ -1,37 +1,41 @@
 TEST_DIRS := ./swh/web/tests
 
 .PHONY: build-webpack-dev
 build-webpack-dev:
 	npm run build-dev
 
 .PHONY: build-webpack-dev-no-verbose
 build-webpack-dev-no-verbose:
 	npm run build-dev >/dev/null
 
 .PHONY: build-webpack-prod
 build-webpack-prod:
 	npm run build
 
 .PHONY: run-migrations
 run-migrations:
 	python3 swh/web/manage.py migrate 2>/dev/null
 
+.PHONY: run-migrations-prod
+run-migrations-prod:
+	django-admin migrate --settings=swh.web.settings.production 2>/dev/null
+
 run-django-webpack-devserver: run-migrations
 	bash -c "trap 'trap - SIGINT SIGTERM ERR; kill %1' SIGINT SIGTERM ERR; npm run start-dev & cd swh/web && python3 manage.py runserver --nostatic"
 
 run-django-webpack-dev: build-webpack-dev run-migrations
 	python3 swh/web/manage.py runserver --nostatic
 
-run-django-webpack-prod: build-webpack-prod run-migrations
+run-django-webpack-prod: build-webpack-prod run-migrations-prod
 	python3 swh/web/manage.py runserver --nostatic --settings=swh.web.settings.production
 
 run-django-server-dev: run-migrations
 	python3 swh/web/manage.py runserver --nostatic
 
-run-django-server-prod: run-migrations
+run-django-server-prod: run-migrations-prod
 	python3 swh/web/manage.py runserver --nostatic --settings=swh.web.settings.production
 
 run-gunicorn-server: run-migrations
 	gunicorn3 -b 127.0.0.1:5004 swh.web.wsgi