diff --git a/scripts/migrate.sh b/scripts/migrate.sh
index 7ba4b27..2a5d205 100755
--- a/scripts/migrate.sh
+++ b/scripts/migrate.sh
@@ -49,14 +49,14 @@ else
     if [[ -f "./migrations/${base}_skipped.sql" ]]; then
       echo "${base} (skipped)"
       continue
-    elif ! (schema_changed "$base"); then
-      echo "${base} (skipped, no changes to schema)"
-      continue
     elif [[ -f "./migrations/$mig" ]]; then
       head=$(echo $mig | awk -F'[_.]' '{print $3}')
       echo "${base} -> ${head}"
       query_file "$POSTGRES_URI/dnim" "./migrations/$mig"
       query "$POSTGRES_URI/dnim" "insert into migration (from_revision, to_revision) values ('$base', '$head');"
+    elif ! (schema_changed "$base"); then
+      echo "${base} (skipped, no changes to schema)"
+      continue
     else
       echo "cant find migration for $base" 1>&2
       exit 1